What color is #383022?

#383022 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383022?

The RGB value is 56, 48, 34: 56 red, 48 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383022?

The complementary color is #222A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383022?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383022 color

#383022 rgb(56, 48, 34)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383022 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18.8% green and 13.3% blue (56, 48, 34).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 24% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 39% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#383022 color codes

HEX	`#383022`
RGB	`rgb(56, 48, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18.8%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 24%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 39%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 39%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.32, 1.04, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.32, 10.36, 84.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.977, 3.07, 1.949)`
Decimal	`3682338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383022, 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 #383022	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383022 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #383022 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383022; }
.text { color: #383022; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383022; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 48 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383022, #353822); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #383022?: #383022 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383022?: The RGB value is 56, 48, 34: 56 red, 48 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383022?: The complementary color is #222A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383022?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.