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Recognised as Colour

#38382C

  • #38382C
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#38382C is a yellow with RGB values 56, 56, 44 and HSL 60°, 12%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#38382C#38382C
HEX#38382C
RGBrgb(56, 56, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2196, 0.1725
RGB percentages22%, 22%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(60, 12%, 19.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 21.4%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 21.4%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,684,396
CSS custom property--colour: #38382C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#C7C7D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A372Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A372Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3A3635no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.6Dim grey · ΔE 22.7Black · ΔE 24.5Gray · ΔE 31.4Dark olivegreen · ΔE 34.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C2C38
Analogous#38322C, #32382C
Triadic#2C3838, #382C38
Split complementary#2C3238, #322C38
Tetradic#2C3832, #2C2C38, #382C32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4A48C
Lighter +30%#8E8E6F
Lighter +20%#717159
Lighter +10%#555542
Darker −10%#1B1B16
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#454520
Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R56
G56
B44
Red56 (22%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)12%
Lightness19.61%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 38 · G 38 · B 2C

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