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#383E31

#383e31 ≈ Black Olive

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#383e31 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 24.31% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.97% yellow and 75.69% black. Its hue angle is 87.69°, with 11.71% saturation and 21.76% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Black Olive (#3b3c36), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0451

Complementary

  1. #383e31
  2. #37313e

Split complementary

  1. #383e31
  2. #31313e
  3. #3d313e

Analogous

  1. #3e3d31
  2. #383e31
  3. #313e31

Triadic

  1. #383e31
  2. #31383e
  3. #3e3138

Tetradic

  1. #383e31
  2. #313e37
  3. #37313e
  4. #3e3138

Square

  1. #383e31
  2. #313e3d
  3. #37313e
  4. #3e3131

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b09
  2. #11130f
  3. #383e31
  4. #5f6953
  5. #859276

Shades

#383e31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #383e31
  2. #32382c
  3. #2d3227
  4. #272b22
  5. #22251d
  6. #1c1f19
  7. #161914
  8. #11130f
  9. #0b0c0a
  10. #060605
  11. #000000

Tints

#383e31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #383e31
  2. #4c5146
  3. #60655a
  4. #74786f
  5. #888b83
  6. #9c9f98
  7. #afb2ad
  8. #c3c5c1
  9. #d7d8d6
  10. #ebecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#383e31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #383e31
  2. #3f4539
  3. #464b41
  4. #4e5249
  5. #555851
  6. #5c5f59
  7. #636660
  8. #6a6c68
  9. #727370
  10. #797978
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3d38 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f3c30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f3c32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #393d3a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d3d31 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c3d31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #383d37 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-383e31 {
  color: #383e31;
}
Background
.bg-383e31 {
  background-color: #383e31;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-383e31 {
  border: 2px solid #383e31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #383e31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 62 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 88 12% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-383e31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #383e31, #313e31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-383e31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 62 49 / 0.35);
}

#3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 4.90 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 5.31 #353839 Onyx ΔE 8.70 #343434 Jet ΔE 9.05 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.52 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 10.89 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.15 #c7c1ce Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Black Olive
#383e31  rgb(56, 62, 49)  hsl(88, 12%, 22%)  Black Olive
#37313e  rgb(55, 49, 62)  hsl(268, 12%, 22%)  Jet
#31383e  rgb(49, 56, 62)  hsl(208, 12%, 22%)  Gunmetal
#3e3138  rgb(62, 49, 56)  hsl(328, 12%, 22%)  Jet