#38422E#38422E

#38422E is a dark, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.036 H 129.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38422E
RGB	rgb(56, 66, 46)
HSL	hsl(90, 18%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(90, 30%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 0%, 30.3%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.55, -8.43, 10.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.55, 13.75, 127.83°)
OKLab	oklab(36.38% -0.0227 0.0275)
OKLCH	oklch(36.38% 0.036 129.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.0722, 4.9344, 3.3221)
Luminance	0.0493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38422E #382E42

analogous

#42422E #38422E #2E422E

triadic

#38422E #2E3842 #422E38

tetradic

#38422E #2E4242 #382E42 #422E2E

square

#38422E #2E4242 #382E42 #422E2E

split-complementary

#38422E #2E2E42 #422E42

monochromatic

#0F120D #191E15 #38422E #576647 #758A60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.57

#38422E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#38422E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38422E

10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38422E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38422E	1.00	10.57	1.99	10.57
#FFFFFF	10.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#443F2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#423F2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39403D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38422e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 66, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.036 129.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e7666',
    500: '#38422e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38422e;
$custom-light: #6e7666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38422e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90,
    "s": 17.857,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36378,
    "c": 0.03565,
    "h": 129.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38422E

secondary

#665973

accent

#6DBB94

background

#F6F7F6

surface

#ECEDEB

border

#C7C8C6

text

#070806

muted

#7A7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #38422E

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

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