What color is #383415?

#383415 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383415?

The RGB value is 56, 52, 21: 56 red, 52 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383415?

The complementary color is #151938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383415 color

#383415 rgb(56, 52, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #383415 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.4% green and 8.2% blue (56, 52, 21).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 45% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 62% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#383415 color codes

HEX	`#383415`
RGB	`rgb(56, 52, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.4%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 45%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 63%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 62%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.4, -3.28, 19.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.4, 20.26, 99.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.994, 3.351, 1.198)`
Decimal	`3683349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383415, 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 #383415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #383415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383415; }
.text { color: #383415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 52 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383415, #2b3815); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #383415?: #383415 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383415?: The RGB value is 56, 52, 21: 56 red, 52 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383415?: The complementary color is #151938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.