#38440B#38440B

#38440B is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.079 H 121.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38440B
RGB	rgb(56, 68, 11)
HSL	hsl(73, 72%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(73, 84%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 0%, 83.8%, 73.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.73, -13.85, 30.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.73, 33.64, 114.31°)
OKLab	oklab(36.37% -0.0409 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(36.37% 0.079 121.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.7585, 4.9992, 1.0835)
Luminance	0.0500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38440B #170B44

analogous

#44330B #38440B #1B440B

triadic

#38440B #0B3844 #440B38

tetradic

#38440B #0B4433 #170B44 #440B1B

square

#38440B #0B4433 #170B44 #440B1B

split-complementary

#38440B #0B1B44 #330B44

monochromatic

#161A04 #161A04 #38440B #637914 #8FAD1C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.50

#38440B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#38440B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38440B

10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38440B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38440B	1.00	10.50	2.00	10.50
#FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#493F02

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#473F10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38440b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 68, 11);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.079 121.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71774f',
    500: '#38440b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38440b;
$custom-light: #71774f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38440b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 11
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.632,
    "s": 72.152,
    "l": 15.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36366,
    "c": 0.0792,
    "h": 121.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38440B

secondary

#3C2A81

accent

#39EF5F

background

#F6F7F4

surface

#ECEDE7

border

#C7C8C3

text

#080802

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #38440B

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

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