Colour
#38352B
- #38352B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#38352B is a yellow with RGB values 56, 53, 43 and HSL 46°, 13%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#38352B#38352B
HEX#38352B
RGBrgb(56, 53, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2078, 0.1686
RGB percentages22%, 20.8%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(46.2, 13.1%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 23.2%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 23.2%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,683,627
CSS custom property--colour: #38352B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#C7CAD4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B2E38
Analogous#382F2B, #35382B
Triadic#2B3835, #352B38
Split complementary#2B3538, #2F2B38
Tetradic#2B382F, #2B2E38, #382B35
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G53
B43
Red56 (22%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue46.15°
Saturation (HSL)13.13%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 35 · B 2B
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