What color is #383E2C?

#383E2C 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 #383E2C?

The RGB value is 56, 62, 44: 56 red, 62 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383E2C?

The complementary color is #322C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383E2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383E2C color

#383E2C rgb(56, 62, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383E2C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.3% green and 17.3% blue (56, 62, 44).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#383E2C color codes

HEX	`#383E2C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 62, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 29%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 29%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.16, -6.33, 10.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.16, 12.06, 121.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.808, 4.468, 3.044)`
Decimal	`3685932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383E2C, 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 #383E2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383E2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #383E2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383e2c; }
.text { color: #383e2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383e2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 62 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383e2c, #2f3e2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #383E2C?: #383E2C 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 #383E2C?: The RGB value is 56, 62, 44: 56 red, 62 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383E2C?: The complementary color is #322C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383E2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.