#38221A#38221A

#38221A is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.8% C 0.037 H 40.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38221A
RGB	rgb(56, 34, 26)
HSL	hsl(16, 37%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(16, 54%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.3%, 53.6%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.80, 9.42, 9.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.80, 13.53, 45.90°)
OKLab	oklab(27.77% 0.0281 0.0242)
OKLCH	oklch(27.77% 0.037 40.8)
XYZ	xyz(2.3895, 2.0596, 1.2488)
Luminance	0.0206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38221A #1A3038

analogous

#381A21 #38221A #38311A

triadic

#38221A #1A3822 #221A38

tetradic

#38221A #21381A #1A3038 #311A38

square

#38221A #21381A #1A3038 #311A38

split-complementary

#38221A #1A3831 #1A2138

monochromatic

#150D0A #150D0A #38221A #623B2D #8C5541

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.87

#38221A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.41

#38221A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38221A

14.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38221A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38221A	1.00	14.87	1.41	14.87
#FFFFFF	14.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272519

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D291A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D1E20

Achromatopsia (no color)

#272727

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38221a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 34, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.8% 0.037 40.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#705d56',
    500: '#38221a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38221a;
$custom-light: #705d56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38221a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16,
    "s": 36.585,
    "l": 16.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27765,
    "c": 0.03707,
    "h": 40.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38221A

secondary

#41616D

accent

#AECD5B

background

#F6F5F5

surface

#ECE9E9

border

#C7C5C5

text

#070403

muted

#7A7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #38221A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →