What color is #383729?

#383729 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383729?

The RGB value is 56, 55, 41: 56 red, 55 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383729?

The complementary color is #292A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383729?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383729 color

#383729 rgb(56, 55, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383729 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.6% green and 16.1% blue (56, 55, 41).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#383729 color codes

HEX	`#383729`
RGB	`rgb(56, 55, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 27%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.77, -2.41, 8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.77, 9.28, 105.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.397, 3.733, 2.639)`
Decimal	`3684137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383729, 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 #383729	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383729 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #383729 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383729; }
.text { color: #383729; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383729; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 55 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383729, #313829); }

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Questions

What color is #383729?: #383729 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383729?: The RGB value is 56, 55, 41: 56 red, 55 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383729?: The complementary color is #292A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383729?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.