What color is #383101?

#383101 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383101?

The RGB value is 56, 49, 1: 56 red, 49 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383101?

The complementary color is #010838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383101?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383101 color

#383101 rgb(56, 49, 1)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #383101 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 19.2% green and 0.4% blue (56, 49, 1).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 96% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 98% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#383101 color codes

HEX	`#383101`
RGB	`rgb(56, 49, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 19.2%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 96%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 98%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 98%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.2, -2.83, 28.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.2, 28.23, 95.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.735, 3.04, 0.471)`
Decimal	`3682561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383101, 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 #383101	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383101 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #383101 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383101; }
.text { color: #383101; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383101; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 49 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383101, #233801); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #383101?: #383101 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383101?: The RGB value is 56, 49, 1: 56 red, 49 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383101?: The complementary color is #010838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383101?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.