What color is #380C11?

#380C11 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #380C11?

The RGB value is 56, 12, 17: 56 red, 12 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #380C11?

The complementary color is #0C3833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #380C11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#380C11 color

#380C11 rgb(56, 12, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #380C11 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 4.7% green and 6.7% blue (56, 12, 17).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 65% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 70% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

#380C11 color codes

HEX	`#380C11`
RGB	`rgb(56, 12, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 4.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 65%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 79%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 70%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.14, 22.15, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.14, 23.6, 20.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.864, 1.144, 0.653)`
Decimal	`3673105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #380C11, 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 #380C11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#380C11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #380C11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #380c11; }
.text { color: #380c11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #380c11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 12 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #380c11, #381d0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #380C11?: #380C11 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #380C11?: The RGB value is 56, 12, 17: 56 red, 12 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #380C11?: The complementary color is #0C3833, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #380C11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.