#38482E#38482E

#38482E is a dark, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.047 H 133.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38482E
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 46)
HSL	hsl(97, 22%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(97, 36%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 0%, 36.1%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.57, -12.02, 13.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.57, 18.14, 131.51°)
OKLab	oklab(38% -0.0327 0.034)
OKLCH	oklch(38% 0.047 133.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.4413, 5.6726, 3.4452)
Luminance	0.0567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38482E #3E2E48

analogous

#45482E #38482E #2E4831

triadic

#38482E #2E3848 #482E38

tetradic

#38482E #2E4548 #3E2E48 #48312E

square

#38482E #2E4548 #3E2E48 #48312E

split-complementary

#38482E #312E48 #482E45

monochromatic

#0F130C #1B2316 #38482E #556D46 #72935E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.84

#38482E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#38482E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38482E

9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38482E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38482E	1.00	9.84	2.13	9.84
#FFFFFF	9.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48432F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38482e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.047 133.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7b67',
    500: '#38482e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38482e;
$custom-light: #6f7b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38482e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 96.923,
    "s": 22.034,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37999,
    "c": 0.04719,
    "h": 133.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38482E

secondary

#6D5979

accent

#69BF9E

background

#F6F7F6

surface

#ECEDEB

border

#C7C8C6

text

#070906

muted

#7A7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #38482E

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

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