What color is #381410?

#381410 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #381410?

The RGB value is 56, 20, 16: 56 red, 20 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381410?

The complementary color is #103438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381410?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381410 color

#381410 rgb(56, 20, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #381410 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 7.8% green and 6.3% blue (56, 20, 16).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 56% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 71% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#381410 color codes

HEX	`#381410`
RGB	`rgb(56, 20, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 7.8%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 56%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 71%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 71%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.82, 17.56, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.82, 20.74, 32.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.975, 1.379, 0.652)`
Decimal	`3675152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381410, 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 #381410	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381410 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #381410 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381410; }
.text { color: #381410; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381410; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 20 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381410, #382810); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #381410?: #381410 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #381410?: The RGB value is 56, 20, 16: 56 red, 20 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381410?: The complementary color is #103438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381410?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.