What color is #383B25?

#383B25 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383B25?

The RGB value is 56, 59, 37: 56 red, 59 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383B25?

The complementary color is #28253B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383B25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383B25 color

#383B25 rgb(56, 59, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #383B25 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.1% green and 14.5% blue (56, 59, 37).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 23% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% 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 11.54:1).

#383B25 color codes

HEX	`#383B25`
RGB	`rgb(56, 59, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 23%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 37%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 37%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.01, -5.64, 13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.01, 14.4, 113.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.529, 4.102, 2.356)`
Decimal	`3685157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383B25, 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 #383B25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383B25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #383B25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383b25; }
.text { color: #383b25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383b25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 59 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383b25, #2d3b25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #383B25?: #383B25 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383B25?: The RGB value is 56, 59, 37: 56 red, 59 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383B25?: The complementary color is #28253B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383B25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.