What color is #383722?

#383722 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383722?

The RGB value is 56, 55, 34: 56 red, 55 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383722?

The complementary color is #222338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383722?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383722 color

#383722 rgb(56, 55, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #383722 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.6% green and 13.3% blue (56, 55, 34).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 24% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 39% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#383722 color codes

HEX	`#383722`
RGB	`rgb(56, 55, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 24%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 39%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 39%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.61, -3.56, 13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.61, 13.82, 104.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.286, 3.689, 2.052)`
Decimal	`3684130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383722, 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 #383722	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383722 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #383722 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383722; }
.text { color: #383722; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383722; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 55 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383722, #2e3822); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #383722?: #383722 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383722?: The RGB value is 56, 55, 34: 56 red, 55 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383722?: The complementary color is #222338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383722?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.