What color is #383105?

#383105 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 #383105?

The RGB value is 56, 49, 5: 56 red, 49 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383105?

The complementary color is #050C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383105?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383105 color

#383105 rgb(56, 49, 5)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #383105 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 19.2% green and 2% blue (56, 49, 5).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 84% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 91% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#383105 color codes

HEX	`#383105`
RGB	`rgb(56, 49, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 19.2%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 84%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 91%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 91%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.24, -2.57, 26.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.24, 26.62, 95.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.757, 3.048, 0.587)`
Decimal	`3682565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383105, 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 #383105	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383105 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #383105 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383105; }
.text { color: #383105; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383105; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 49 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383105, #263805); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #383105?: #383105 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 #383105?: The RGB value is 56, 49, 5: 56 red, 49 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383105?: The complementary color is #050C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383105?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.