What color is #38615C?

#38615C 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 #38615C?

The RGB value is 56, 97, 92: 56 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38615C?

The complementary color is #61383D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38615C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38615C color

#38615C rgb(56, 97, 92)

Shades of teal

The hex color #38615C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 38% green and 36.1% blue (56, 97, 92).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#38615C color codes

HEX	`#38615C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 97, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 38%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 42%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 5%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.13, -15.71, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.13, 15.8, 186.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.837, 10.162, 11.672)`
Decimal	`3694940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38615C, 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 #38615C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#38615C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #38615C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38615c; }
.text { color: #38615c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38615c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 97 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38615c, #385161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #38615C?: #38615C 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 #38615C?: The RGB value is 56, 97, 92: 56 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38615C?: The complementary color is #61383D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38615C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.