What color is #385F45?

#385F45 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385F45?

The RGB value is 56, 95, 69: 56 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385F45?

The complementary color is #5F3852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385F45 color

#385F45 rgb(56, 95, 69)

Shades of green

The hex color #385F45 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 37.3% green and 27.1% blue (56, 95, 69).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#385F45 color codes

HEX	`#385F45`
RGB	`rgb(56, 95, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 37.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 41%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 27%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.84, -20.24, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.84, 22.86, 152.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.797, 9.454, 7.096)`
Decimal	`3694405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385F45, 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 #385F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #385F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385f45; }
.text { color: #385f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 95 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385f45, #385f59); }

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Questions

What color is #385F45?: #385F45 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385F45?: The RGB value is 56, 95, 69: 56 red, 95 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385F45?: The complementary color is #5F3852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.