#383810 Color

#383810 is rgb(56, 56, 16) in RGB, hsl(60, 56%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 71%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), visibly different at ΔE 11.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#383810

HEX#383810

RGBrgb(56, 56, 16)

HSLhsl(60, 56%, 14%)

HSVhsv(60, 71%, 22%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 71%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(33.1% 0.059 109.2)

LABlab(22.81% -4.62 24.11)

LCHlch(22.81% 24.55 100.83)

What #383810 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #383810, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 11.05 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 12.56 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 14.19 Rifle Green#414833ΔE 14.22 Pineapple#563C0DΔE 15.74 Kombu Green#354230ΔE 15.84

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#383810 Channel Values

How #383810 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 56 · G 56 · B 16	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 56% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 71% · V 22%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 78%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	12.06:1 vs white · 1.74:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #383810 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #383810

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #383810; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #383810

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #383810.

How #383810 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Tritanopia#3B3535

Tritanomaly#3A362A

Achromatopsia#363636

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Using #383810 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-383810: #383810;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #383810;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-383810': '#383810' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.220, blue: 0.063)

Android XML<color name="color_383810">#383810</color>

SVG fillfill="#383810"

More Yellow Colors

#383810 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

3c341f 383800 3e2f09 383000 3e3a32 333300 3f3a08 2c2207 403c0d 2b2003 404012 2a2913 666600 979244 bda000 d1bc00 e5dc7b efdfbb f5efe0 faf6d6 fdff00 ffde24 fff9e0 ffff6b

#383810 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #383810?

#383810 is a darkest yellow — rgb(56, 56, 16) in RGB and hsl(60, 56%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.05.

What is the RGB value of #383810?

#383810 is rgb(56, 56, 16) — red 56, green 56, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #383810?

#383810 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 71%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #383810 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #383810 scores 12.06:1 against white and 1.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #383810 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #383810 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.65, which is visibly different.

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