What color is #383D1B?

#383D1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383D1B?

The RGB value is 56, 61, 27: 56 red, 61 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383D1B?

The complementary color is #201B3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383D1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383D1B color

#383D1B rgb(56, 61, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #383D1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.9% green and 10.6% blue (56, 61, 27).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 39% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#383D1B color codes

HEX	`#383D1B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 61, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 39%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 56%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 56%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.5, -8.28, 20.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.5, 21.74, 112.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.498, 4.257, 1.674)`
Decimal	`3685659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383D1B, 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 #383D1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383D1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #383D1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383d1b; }
.text { color: #383d1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383d1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 61 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383d1b, #273d1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #383D1B?: #383D1B is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383D1B?: The RGB value is 56, 61, 27: 56 red, 61 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383D1B?: The complementary color is #201B3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383D1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.