What color is #383D1E?

#383D1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383D1E?

The RGB value is 56, 61, 30: 56 red, 61 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383D1E?

The complementary color is #231E3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383D1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383D1E color

#383D1E rgb(56, 61, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #383D1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.9% green and 11.8% blue (56, 61, 30).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 34% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#383D1E color codes

HEX	`#383D1E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 61, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 34%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 51%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 51%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.55, -7.91, 18.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.55, 19.98, 113.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.534, 4.272, 1.866)`
Decimal	`3685662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383D1E, 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 #383D1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383D1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #383D1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383d1e; }
.text { color: #383d1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383d1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 61 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383d1e, #293d1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #383D1E?: #383D1E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383D1E?: The RGB value is 56, 61, 30: 56 red, 61 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383D1E?: The complementary color is #231E3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383D1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.