What color is #385E3E?

#385E3E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385E3E?

The RGB value is 56, 94, 62: 56 red, 94 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385E3E?

The complementary color is #5E3858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385E3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385E3E color

#385E3E rgb(56, 94, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #385E3E is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 36.9% green and 24.3% blue (56, 94, 62).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#385E3E color codes

HEX	`#385E3E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 94, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 36.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 40%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 34%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, -21.17, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 25.49, 146.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.503, 9.194, 5.988)`
Decimal	`3694142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385E3E, 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 #385E3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385E3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #385E3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385e3e; }
.text { color: #385e3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385e3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 94 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385e3e, #385e51); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #385E3E?: #385E3E is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385E3E?: The RGB value is 56, 94, 62: 56 red, 94 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385E3E?: The complementary color is #5E3858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385E3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.