What color is #383A31?

#383A31 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383A31?

The RGB value is 56, 58, 49: 56 red, 58 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383A31?

The complementary color is #33313A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383A31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383A31 color

#383A31 rgb(56, 58, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383A31 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22.7% green and 19.2% blue (56, 58, 49).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 8% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#383A31 color codes

HEX	`#383A31`
RGB	`rgb(56, 58, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 8%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 16%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.96, -2.82, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.96, 6.01, 117.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.698, 4.089, 3.499)`
Decimal	`3684913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383A31, 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 #383A31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383A31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #383A31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383a31; }
.text { color: #383a31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383a31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 58 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383a31, #333a31); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #383A31?: #383A31 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383A31?: The RGB value is 56, 58, 49: 56 red, 58 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383A31?: The complementary color is #33313A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383A31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.