What color is #383628?

#383628 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 #383628?

The RGB value is 56, 54, 40: 56 red, 54 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383628?

The complementary color is #282A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383628?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383628 color

#383628 rgb(56, 54, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383628 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.2% green and 15.7% blue (56, 54, 40).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 17% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 29% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#383628 color codes

HEX	`#383628`
RGB	`rgb(56, 54, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 17%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 29%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 29%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.42, -1.93, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.42, 9.35, 101.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.333, 3.632, 2.533)`
Decimal	`3683880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383628, 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 #383628	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383628 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #383628 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383628; }
.text { color: #383628; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383628; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 54 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383628, #323828); }

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Questions

What color is #383628?: #383628 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 #383628?: The RGB value is 56, 54, 40: 56 red, 54 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383628?: The complementary color is #282A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383628?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.