Information about #38462B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#38462B falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 70, 43) — 22% red, 27.5% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 11 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #38462B reads as a gently muted yellow-green and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mallard (#3A4531). Slightly further away sit Butterfly Creek (#3C492F) and Kombu Green (#354230).

The recipe behind #38462B is rgb(56, 70, 43), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #38462B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#38462B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#38462B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #38462B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#38462B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38462B
  • RGB56, 70, 43
  • CMYK5, 0, 11, 73
  • HSL91°, 24%, 22%
  • HSL Precise91.111°, 23.894%, 22.157%
  • HSV91°, 39%, 27%
  • HSB91°, 39%, 27%
  • HEX ID38462B
  • DECIMAL ID3687979
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
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