Information about #383E0E color

#383E0E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#383E0E falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 62, 14) — 22% red, 24.3% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 19 / 76. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #383E0E reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Olive (#373E02). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Thatch Green (#403D19) and Pullman Green (#3B331C).

The recipe behind #383E0E is rgb(56, 62, 14), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #383E0E: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #383E0E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#383E0E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#383E0E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #383E0E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#383E0E
  • RGB56, 62, 14
  • CMYK2, 0, 19, 76
  • CSSrgb(56, 62, 14)
  • HSL68°, 63%, 15%
  • HSL Precise67.5°, 63.158%, 14.902%
  • HSV68°, 77%, 24%
  • HSB68°, 77%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.243, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.243, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.243, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID383E0E
  • DECIMAL ID3685902
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01