Colour
#38362F
- #38362F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#38362F is a yellow with RGB values 56, 54, 47 and HSL 47°, 9%, 20%. 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
#38362F#38362F
HEX#38362F
RGBrgb(56, 54, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2118, 0.1843
RGB percentages22%, 21.2%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(46.7, 8.7%, 20.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 16.1%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 16.1%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,683,887
CSS custom property--colour: #38362F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#C7C9D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2F3138
Analogous#38312F, #36382F
Triadic#2F3836, #362F38
Split complementary#2F3638, #312F38
Tetradic#2F3831, #2F3138, #382F36
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G54
B47
Red56 (22%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)8.74%
Lightness20.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 36 · B 2F
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