What color is #385F35?

#385F35 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 #385F35?

The RGB value is 56, 95, 53: 56 red, 95 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385F35?

The complementary color is #5C355F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385F35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385F35 color

#385F35 rgb(56, 95, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #385F35 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 37.3% green and 20.8% blue (56, 95, 53).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#385F35 color codes

HEX	`#385F35`
RGB	`rgb(56, 95, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 37.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 44%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 44%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.52, -23.34, 19.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.52, 30.6, 139.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.365, 9.282, 4.824)`
Decimal	`3694389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385F35, 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 #385F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #385F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385f35; }
.text { color: #385f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 95 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385f35, #355f47); }

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Questions

What color is #385F35?: #385F35 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 #385F35?: The RGB value is 56, 95, 53: 56 red, 95 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385F35?: The complementary color is #5C355F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385F35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.