What color is #383A23?

#383A23 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383A23?

The RGB value is 56, 58, 35: 56 red, 58 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383A23?

The complementary color is #25233A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383A23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383A23 color

#383A23 rgb(56, 58, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #383A23 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22.7% green and 13.7% blue (56, 58, 35).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 25% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#383A23 color codes

HEX	`#383A23`
RGB	`rgb(56, 58, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 25%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 40%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 40%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.63, -5.32, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.63, 15.02, 110.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.447, 3.988, 2.178)`
Decimal	`3684899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383A23, 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 #383A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383A23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #383A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383a23; }
.text { color: #383a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 58 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383a23, #2d3a23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #383A23?: #383A23 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383A23?: The RGB value is 56, 58, 35: 56 red, 58 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383A23?: The complementary color is #25233A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383A23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.