What color is #38371F?

#38371F 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 #38371F?

The RGB value is 56, 55, 31: 56 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38371F?

The complementary color is #1F2038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38371F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38371F color

#38371F rgb(56, 55, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #38371F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.6% green and 12.2% blue (56, 55, 31).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 29% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 45% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#38371F color codes

HEX	`#38371F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 55, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.6%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 29%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 45%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 45%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.56, -4, 15.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.56, 15.73, 104.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.244, 3.672, 1.834)`
Decimal	`3684127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38371F, 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 #38371F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38371F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #38371F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38371f; }
.text { color: #38371f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38371f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 55 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38371f, #2c381f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #38371F?: #38371F 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 #38371F?: The RGB value is 56, 55, 31: 56 red, 55 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38371F?: The complementary color is #1F2038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38371F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.