What color is #38362E?

#38362E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38362E?

The RGB value is 56, 54, 46: 56 red, 54 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38362E?

The complementary color is #2E3038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38362E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38362E color

#38362E rgb(56, 54, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38362E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.2% green and 18% blue (56, 54, 46).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#38362E color codes

HEX	`#38362E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 54, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.57, -0.81, 5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.57, 5.41, 98.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.443, 3.676, 3.112)`
Decimal	`3683886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38362E, 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 #38362E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38362E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #38362E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38362e; }
.text { color: #38362e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38362e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 54 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38362e, #35382e); }

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Questions

What color is #38362E?: #38362E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38362E?: The RGB value is 56, 54, 46: 56 red, 54 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38362E?: The complementary color is #2E3038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38362E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.