What color is #385F24?

#385F24 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385F24?

The RGB value is 56, 95, 36: 56 red, 95 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385F24?

The complementary color is #4B245F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385F24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385F24 color

#385F24 rgb(56, 95, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #385F24 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 37.3% green and 14.1% blue (56, 95, 36).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 45% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#385F24 color codes

HEX	`#385F24`
RGB	`rgb(56, 95, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 37.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 45%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 62%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 62%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.28, -25.78, 28.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.28, 38.77, 131.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.041, 9.152, 3.117)`
Decimal	`3694372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385F24, 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 #385F24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385F24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #385F24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385f24; }
.text { color: #385f24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385f24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 95 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385f24, #245f2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #385F24?: #385F24 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385F24?: The RGB value is 56, 95, 36: 56 red, 95 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385F24?: The complementary color is #4B245F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385F24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.