#38480B#38480B

#38480B is a dark, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.085 H 123.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38480B
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 11)
HSL	hsl(76, 73%, 16%)
HSV	hsv(76, 85%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 0%, 84.7%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.11, -16.10, 31.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.11, 35.79, 116.73°)
OKLab	oklab(37.48% -0.047 0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(37.48% 0.085 123.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.0087, 5.4996, 1.1669)
Luminance	0.0550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38480B #1B0B48

analogous

#483A0B #38480B #1A480B

triadic

#38480B #0B3848 #480B38

tetradic

#38480B #0B483A #1B0B48 #480B1A

square

#38480B #0B483A #1B0B48 #480B1A

split-complementary

#38480B #0B1A48 #3A0B48

monochromatic

#151B04 #151B04 #38480B #617D13 #8BB21B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.00

#38480B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#38480B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38480B

10.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38480B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38480B	1.00	10.00	2.10	10.00
#FFFFFF	10.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4301

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4211

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B443D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38480b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 11);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.085 123.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717b50',
    500: '#38480b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38480b;
$custom-light: #717b50;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38480b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 11
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 75.738,
    "s": 73.494,
    "l": 16.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37482,
    "c": 0.08482,
    "h": 123.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38480B

secondary

#422A84

accent

#38F068

background

#F7F7F4

surface

#EDEDE7

border

#C8C8C3

text

#080902

muted

#7B7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #38480B

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

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