What color is #38341A?

#38341A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38341A?

The RGB value is 56, 52, 26: 56 red, 52 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38341A?

The complementary color is #1A1E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38341A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38341A color

#38341A rgb(56, 52, 26)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #38341A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.4% green and 10.2% blue (56, 52, 26).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 37% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 54% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#38341A color codes

HEX	`#38341A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 52, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 37%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 54%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 54%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.47, -2.72, 17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.47, 17.23, 99.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.045, 3.371, 1.467)`
Decimal	`3683354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38341A, 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 #38341A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38341A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #38341A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38341a; }
.text { color: #38341a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38341a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 52 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38341a, #2d381a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #38341A?: #38341A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38341A?: The RGB value is 56, 52, 26: 56 red, 52 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38341A?: The complementary color is #1A1E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38341A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.