What color is #383324?

#383324 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383324?

The RGB value is 56, 51, 36: 56 red, 51 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383324?

The complementary color is #242938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383324?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383324 color

#383324 rgb(56, 51, 36)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383324 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20% green and 14.1% blue (56, 51, 36).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 36% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.6:1).

#383324 color codes

HEX	`#383324`
RGB	`rgb(56, 51, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 36%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.34, -0.64, 10.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.34, 10.36, 93.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.133, 3.336, 2.148)`
Decimal	`3683108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383324, 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 #383324	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383324 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #383324 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383324; }
.text { color: #383324; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383324; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 51 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383324, #333824); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #383324?: #383324 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383324?: The RGB value is 56, 51, 36: 56 red, 51 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383324?: The complementary color is #242938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383324?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.