What color is #383D30?

#383D30 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 #383D30?

The RGB value is 56, 61, 48: 56 red, 61 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383D30?

The complementary color is #35303D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383D30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383D30 color

#383D30 rgb(56, 61, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383D30 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.9% green and 18.8% blue (56, 61, 48).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 12% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#383D30 color codes

HEX	`#383D30`
RGB	`rgb(56, 61, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 12%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 21%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 21%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.93, -4.94, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.93, 8.84, 124)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.833, 4.392, 3.441)`
Decimal	`3685680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383D30, 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 #383D30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383D30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #383D30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383d30; }
.text { color: #383d30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383d30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 61 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383d30, #313d30); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #383D30?: #383D30 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 #383D30?: The RGB value is 56, 61, 48: 56 red, 61 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383D30?: The complementary color is #35303D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383D30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.