Close to Taupe
#383921
#383921 is a very dark, muted yellow, close to the color Taupe. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 22.4% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 63°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #383921.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
11.83:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.78:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.83:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.78:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #383921 as they’d see it.
#383921 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #383921
What color is #383921?
#383921 is a very dark, muted yellow, close to the color Taupe. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 22.4% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 63°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #383921 in RGB?
#383921 is rgb(56, 57, 33): 56 red, 57 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #383921 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 0, 42, 78). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #383921?
PANTONE 448 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #383921?
Its complement #37354C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.