What color is #383A29?

#383A29 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383A29?

The RGB value is 56, 58, 41: 56 red, 58 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383A29?

The complementary color is #2B293A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383A29 color

#383A29 rgb(56, 58, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383A29 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22.7% green and 16.1% blue (56, 58, 41).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 17% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#383A29 color codes

HEX	`#383A29`
RGB	`rgb(56, 58, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 17%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 29%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.76, -4.34, 10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.76, 11.19, 112.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.544, 4.027, 2.688)`
Decimal	`3684905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383A29, 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 #383A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #383A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383a29; }
.text { color: #383a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 58 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383a29, #303a29); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #383A29?: #383A29 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383A29?: The RGB value is 56, 58, 41: 56 red, 58 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383A29?: The complementary color is #2B293A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.