What color is #385F59?

#385F59 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385F59?

The RGB value is 56, 95, 89: 56 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385F59?

The complementary color is #5F383E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385F59 color

#385F59 rgb(56, 95, 89)

Shades of teal

The hex color #385F59 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 37.3% green and 34.9% blue (56, 95, 89).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#385F59 color codes

HEX	`#385F59`
RGB	`rgb(56, 95, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 37.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 41%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 6%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, -15.39, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 15.42, 183.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.526, 9.746, 10.934)`
Decimal	`3694425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385F59, 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 #385F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #385F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385f59; }
.text { color: #385f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 95 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385f59, #38525f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #385F59?: #385F59 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385F59?: The RGB value is 56, 95, 89: 56 red, 95 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385F59?: The complementary color is #5F383E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.