What color is #383420?

#383420 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 #383420?

The RGB value is 56, 52, 32: 56 red, 52 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383420?

The complementary color is #202438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383420 color

#383420 rgb(56, 52, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #383420 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.4% green and 12.5% blue (56, 52, 32).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#383420 color codes

HEX	`#383420`
RGB	`rgb(56, 52, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.4%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 43%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.58, -1.91, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.58, 13.44, 98.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.12, 3.401, 1.858)`
Decimal	`3683360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383420, 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 #383420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #383420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383420; }
.text { color: #383420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 52 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383420, #303820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #383420?: #383420 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 #383420?: The RGB value is 56, 52, 32: 56 red, 52 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383420?: The complementary color is #202438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.