What color is #38352F?

#38352F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38352F?

The RGB value is 56, 53, 47: 56 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38352F?

The complementary color is #2F3238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38352F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38352F color

#38352F rgb(56, 53, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38352F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.8% green and 18.4% blue (56, 53, 47).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 9% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#38352F color codes

HEX	`#38352F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 53, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 9%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 16%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.27, 0.04, 4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.27, 4.26, 89.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.417, 3.592, 3.202)`
Decimal	`3683631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38352F, 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 #38352F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38352F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #38352F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38352f; }
.text { color: #38352f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38352f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 53 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38352f, #37382f); }

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Questions

What color is #38352F?: #38352F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38352F?: The RGB value is 56, 53, 47: 56 red, 53 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38352F?: The complementary color is #2F3238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38352F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.