What color is #38352C?

#38352C 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 #38352C?

The RGB value is 56, 53, 44: 56 red, 53 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38352C?

The complementary color is #2C2F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38352C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38352C color

#38352C rgb(56, 53, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38352C is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.8% green and 17.3% blue (56, 53, 44).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 12% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#38352C color codes

HEX	`#38352C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 53, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.8%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 12%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 21%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.19, -0.54, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.19, 6.18, 95.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.359, 3.569, 2.894)`
Decimal	`3683628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38352C, 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 #38352C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38352C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #38352C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38352c; }
.text { color: #38352c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38352c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 53 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38352c, #35382c); }

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Questions

What color is #38352C?: #38352C 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 #38352C?: The RGB value is 56, 53, 44: 56 red, 53 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38352C?: The complementary color is #2C2F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38352C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.