What color is #380E20?

#380E20 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #380E20?

The RGB value is 56, 14, 32: 56 red, 14 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #380E20?

The complementary color is #0E3826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #380E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#380E20 color

#380E20 rgb(56, 14, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #380E20 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 5.5% green and 12.5% blue (56, 14, 32).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 60% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 43% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.78:1).

#380E20 color codes

HEX	`#380E20`
RGB	`rgb(56, 14, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 5.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 60%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 75%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 43%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.99, 22.82, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.99, 22.87, 356.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.049, 1.259, 1.501)`
Decimal	`3673632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #380E20, 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 #380E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#380E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #380E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #380e20; }
.text { color: #380e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #380e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 14 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #380e20, #38110e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #380E20?: #380E20 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #380E20?: The RGB value is 56, 14, 32: 56 red, 14 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #380E20?: The complementary color is #0E3826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #380E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.