What color is #38382D?

#38382D 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 #38382D?

The RGB value is 56, 56, 45: 56 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38382D?

The complementary color is #2D2D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38382D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38382D color

#38382D rgb(56, 56, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38382D is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22% green and 17.6% blue (56, 56, 45).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 11% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 78% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#38382D color codes

HEX	`#38382D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 56, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 11%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 20%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.2, -2.32, 6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.2, 7.28, 108.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.519, 3.859, 3.042)`
Decimal	`3684397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38382D, 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 #38382D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38382D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #38382D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38382d; }
.text { color: #38382d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38382d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 56 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38382d, #33382d); }

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Questions

What color is #38382D?: #38382D 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 #38382D?: The RGB value is 56, 56, 45: 56 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38382D?: The complementary color is #2D2D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38382D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.