Colour
#38372D
- #38372D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#38372D is a yellow with RGB values 56, 55, 45 and HSL 55°, 11%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#38372D#38372D
HEX#38372D
RGBrgb(56, 55, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2157, 0.1765
RGB percentages22%, 21.6%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(54.5, 10.9%, 19.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 19.6%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 19.6%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,684,141
CSS custom property--colour: #38372D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#C7C8D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D2E38
Analogous#38322D, #34382D
Triadic#2D3837, #372D38
Split complementary#2D3438, #322D38
Tetradic#2D3832, #2D2E38, #382D34
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G55
B45
Red56 (22%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue54.55°
Saturation (HSL)10.89%
Lightness19.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 37 · B 2D
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