What color is #383426?

#383426 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 #383426?

The RGB value is 56, 52, 38: 56 red, 52 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383426?

The complementary color is #262A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383426?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383426 color

#383426 rgb(56, 52, 38)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383426 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.4% green and 14.9% blue (56, 52, 38).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 32% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#383426 color codes

HEX	`#383426`
RGB	`rgb(56, 52, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 32%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 32%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.71, -0.96, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.71, 9.57, 95.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.209, 3.437, 2.328)`
Decimal	`3683366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383426, 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 #383426	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383426 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #383426 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383426; }
.text { color: #383426; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383426; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 52 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383426, #333826); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #383426?: #383426 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 #383426?: The RGB value is 56, 52, 38: 56 red, 52 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383426?: The complementary color is #262A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383426?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.