What color is #38392B?

#38392B 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 #38392B?

The RGB value is 56, 57, 43: 56 red, 57 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38392B?

The complementary color is #2C2B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38392B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38392B color

#38392B rgb(56, 57, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38392B is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22.4% green and 16.9% blue (56, 57, 43).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#38392B color codes

HEX	`#38392B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 57, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.48, -3.34, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.48, 9.24, 111.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.53, 3.941, 2.86)`
Decimal	`3684651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38392B, 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 #38392B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38392B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #38392B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38392b; }
.text { color: #38392b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38392b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 57 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38392b, #31392b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #38392B?: #38392B 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 #38392B?: The RGB value is 56, 57, 43: 56 red, 57 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38392B?: The complementary color is #2C2B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38392B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.