What color is #385D59?

#385D59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Enchanting Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385D59?

The RGB value is 56, 93, 89: 56 red, 93 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385D59?

The complementary color is #5D383C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385D59 color

#385D59 rgb(56, 93, 89)

Shades of teal

The hex color #385D59 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 36.5% green and 34.9% blue (56, 93, 89).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Enchanting Ivy (#315955), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#385D59 color codes

HEX	`#385D59`
RGB	`rgb(56, 93, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 36.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 4%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.73, -14.27, -1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.73, 14.39, 187.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.348, 9.39, 10.875)`
Decimal	`3693913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385D59, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #385D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #385D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385d59; }
.text { color: #385d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 93 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385d59, #384e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #385D59?: #385D59 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Enchanting Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385D59?: The RGB value is 56, 93, 89: 56 red, 93 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385D59?: The complementary color is #5D383C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.