What color is #38402D?

#38402D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38402D?

The RGB value is 56, 64, 45: 56 red, 64 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38402D?

The complementary color is #352D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38402D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38402D color

#38402D rgb(56, 64, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38402D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 25.1% green and 17.6% blue (56, 64, 45).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#38402D color codes

HEX	`#38402D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 64, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 25.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 30%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 30%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.85, -7.39, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.85, 12.89, 124.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.938, 4.697, 3.181)`
Decimal	`3686445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38402D, 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 #38402D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38402D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #38402D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38402d; }
.text { color: #38402d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38402d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 64 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38402d, #2f402d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #38402D?: #38402D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38402D?: The RGB value is 56, 64, 45: 56 red, 64 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38402D?: The complementary color is #352D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38402D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.