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Recognised as Colour

#38381F

  • #38381F
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#38381F is a yellow with RGB values 56, 56, 31 and HSL 60°, 29%, 17%. 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

#38381F#38381F
HEX#38381F
RGBrgb(56, 56, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2196, 0.1216
RGB percentages22%, 22%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(60, 28.7%, 17.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 44.6%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 44.6%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,684,383
CSS custom property--colour: #38381F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.7 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#C7C7E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C361Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C3720no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#3B3532no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
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

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.2Dim grey · ΔE 27Black · ΔE 28.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 34.8Slate grey · ΔE 39.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F1F38
Analogous#382C1F, #2C381F
Triadic#1F3838, #381F38
Split complementary#1F2C38, #2C1F38
Tetradic#1F382C, #1F1F38, #381F2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1B172
Lighter +30%#9A9A56
Lighter +20%#7A7A43
Lighter +10%#595931
Darker −10%#17170D
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#434314
Less saturated −25%#2D2D2A

Channel breakdown

R56
G56
B31
Red56 (22%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)28.74%
Lightness17.06%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 38 · G 38 · B 1F

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