What color is #383625?

#383625 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 #383625?

The RGB value is 56, 54, 37: 56 red, 54 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383625?

The complementary color is #252738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383625?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383625 color

#383625 rgb(56, 54, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383625 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.2% green and 14.5% blue (56, 54, 37).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 34% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#383625 color codes

HEX	`#383625`
RGB	`rgb(56, 54, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 34%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 34%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.35, -2.44, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.35, 11.3, 102.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.284, 3.613, 2.274)`
Decimal	`3683877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383625, 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 #383625	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383625 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #383625 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383625; }
.text { color: #383625; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383625; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 54 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383625, #313825); }

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Questions

What color is #383625?: #383625 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 #383625?: The RGB value is 56, 54, 37: 56 red, 54 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383625?: The complementary color is #252738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383625?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.