What color is #38330E?

#38330E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38330E?

The RGB value is 56, 51, 14: 56 red, 51 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38330E?

The complementary color is #0E1338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38330E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38330E color

#38330E rgb(56, 51, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #38330E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20% green and 5.5% blue (56, 51, 14).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 60% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 75% 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 12.74:1).

#38330E color codes

HEX	`#38330E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 51, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 60%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 75%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 75%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.98, -3.27, 23.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.98, 23.69, 97.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.894, 3.24, 0.888)`
Decimal	`3683086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38330E, 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 #38330E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38330E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #38330E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38330e; }
.text { color: #38330e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38330e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 51 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38330e, #28380e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #38330E?: #38330E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38330E?: The RGB value is 56, 51, 14: 56 red, 51 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38330E?: The complementary color is #0E1338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38330E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.