What color is #383D2A?

#383D2A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383D2A?

The RGB value is 56, 61, 42: 56 red, 61 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383D2A?

The complementary color is #2F2A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383D2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383D2A color

#383D2A rgb(56, 61, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383D2A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.9% green and 16.5% blue (56, 61, 42).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 18% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 6.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#383D2A color codes

HEX	`#383D2A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 61, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 18%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 31%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 31%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.78, -6.06, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.78, 12.6, 118.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.718, 4.345, 2.833)`
Decimal	`3685674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383D2A, 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 #383D2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383D2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #383D2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383d2a; }
.text { color: #383d2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383d2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 61 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383d2a, #2f3d2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #383D2A?: #383D2A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383D2A?: The RGB value is 56, 61, 42: 56 red, 61 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383D2A?: The complementary color is #2F2A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383D2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.