What color is #383C2B?

#383C2B 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 #383C2B?

The RGB value is 56, 60, 43: 56 red, 60 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383C2B?

The complementary color is #2F2B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383C2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383C2B color

#383C2B rgb(56, 60, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383C2B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.5% green and 16.9% blue (56, 60, 43).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#383C2B color codes

HEX	`#383C2B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 60, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 28%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 28%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.47, -5.25, 9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.47, 11.28, 117.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.683, 4.247, 2.911)`
Decimal	`3685419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383C2B, 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 #383C2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383C2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #383C2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383c2b; }
.text { color: #383c2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383c2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 60 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383c2b, #303c2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #383C2B?: #383C2B 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 #383C2B?: The RGB value is 56, 60, 43: 56 red, 60 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383C2B?: The complementary color is #2F2B3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383C2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.