What color is #38381E?

#38381E 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 #38381E?

The RGB value is 56, 56, 30: 56 red, 56 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38381E?

The complementary color is #1E1E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38381E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38381E color

#38381E rgb(56, 56, 30)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #38381E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22% green and 11.8% blue (56, 56, 30).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#38381E color codes

HEX	`#38381E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 56, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 46%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.87, -4.77, 16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.87, 16.93, 106.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.279, 3.763, 1.782)`
Decimal	`3684382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38381E, 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 #38381E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38381E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #38381E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38381e; }
.text { color: #38381e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38381e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 56 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38381e, #2b381e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #38381E?: #38381E 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 #38381E?: The RGB value is 56, 56, 30: 56 red, 56 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38381E?: The complementary color is #1E1E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38381E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.