What color is #380B25?

#380B25 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #380B25?

The RGB value is 56, 11, 37: 56 red, 11 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #380B25?

The complementary color is #0B381E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #380B25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#380B25 color

#380B25 rgb(56, 11, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #380B25 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 4.3% green and 14.5% blue (56, 11, 37).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 67% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 34% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Vienna Roast (#330022), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.9:1).

#380B25 color codes

HEX	`#380B25`
RGB	`rgb(56, 11, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 4.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 67%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 80%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 80%, 34%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.66, 25.05, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.66, 25.68, 347.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.085, 1.214, 1.874)`
Decimal	`3672869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #380B25, 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 #380B25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#380B25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #380B25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #380b25; }
.text { color: #380b25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #380b25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 11 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #380b25, #380b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #380B25?: #380B25 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #380B25?: The RGB value is 56, 11, 37: 56 red, 11 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #380B25?: The complementary color is #0B381E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #380B25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.