What color is #380A00?

#380A00 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #380A00?

The RGB value is 56, 10, 0: 56 red, 10 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #380A00?

The complementary color is #002E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #380A00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#380A00 color

#380A00 rgb(56, 10, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #380A00 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 3.9% green and 0% blue (56, 10, 0).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 100% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#380A00 color codes

HEX	`#380A00`
RGB	`rgb(56, 10, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 3.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 100%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.47, 22, 14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.47, 26.46, 33.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.74, 1.058, 0.113)`
Decimal	`3672576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #380A00, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #380A00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#380A00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #380A00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #380a00; }
.text { color: #380a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #380a00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 10 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #380a00, #382600); }

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Questions

What color is #380A00?: #380A00 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #380A00?: The RGB value is 56, 10, 0: 56 red, 10 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #380A00?: The complementary color is #002E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #380A00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.