Information about #383E2D color

#383E2D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#383E2D falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 62, 45) — 22% red, 24.3% green, 17.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 7 / 76. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #383E2D reads as a softly toned zesty chartreuse and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Log Cabin (#393E2E). Slightly further away sit Green Kelp (#393D2A) and Mediterranean Olive (#353F2A).

The recipe behind #383E2D is rgb(56, 62, 45), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 11.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #383E2D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#383E2D color variations

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

#383E2D 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 #383E2D

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

Log Cabin color link
Log Cabin

#393E2E

Green Kelp color link
Green Kelp

#393D2A

El Paso color link
El Paso

#39392C

Grasslands color link
Grasslands

#3D3D2E

Kombu Green color link
Kombu Green

#354230

Scrub color link
Scrub

#3D4031

Touch Wood color link
Touch Wood

#3A372E

Bathurst color link
Bathurst

#3C4027

Mallard color link
Mallard

#3A4531

Triple Dune color link
Triple Dune

#3A3833

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#383E2D
  • RGB56, 62, 45
  • CMYK2, 0, 7, 76
  • CSSrgb(56, 62, 45)
  • HSL81°, 16%, 21%
  • HSL Precise81.176°, 15.888%, 20.98%
  • HSV81°, 27%, 24%
  • HSB81°, 27%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.243, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.243, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.243, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID383E2D
  • DECIMAL ID3685933
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01