What color is #38361C?

#38361C 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 #38361C?

The RGB value is 56, 54, 28: 56 red, 54 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38361C?

The complementary color is #1C1E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38361C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38361C color

#38361C rgb(56, 54, 28)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #38361C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.2% green and 11% blue (56, 54, 28).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 50% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#38361C color codes

HEX	`#38361C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 54, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 50%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 50%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.17, -3.76, 16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.17, 17.04, 102.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.16, 3.563, 1.62)`
Decimal	`3683868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38361C, 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 #38361C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38361C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #38361C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38361c; }
.text { color: #38361c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38361c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 54 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38361c, #2c381c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #38361C?: #38361C 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 #38361C?: The RGB value is 56, 54, 28: 56 red, 54 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38361C?: The complementary color is #1C1E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38361C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.