Colour
#38362B
- #38362B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#38362B is a yellow with RGB values 56, 54, 43 and HSL 51°, 13%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#38362B#38362B
HEX#38362B
RGBrgb(56, 54, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2118, 0.1686
RGB percentages22%, 21.2%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(50.8, 13.1%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 23.2%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 23.2%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,683,883
CSS custom property--colour: #38362B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#C7C9D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B2D38
Analogous#38302B, #34382B
Triadic#2B3836, #362B38
Split complementary#2B3438, #2F2B38
Tetradic#2B3830, #2B2D38, #382B34
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G54
B43
Red56 (22%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue50.77°
Saturation (HSL)13.13%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 36 · B 2B
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