What color is #381513?

#381513 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #381513?

The RGB value is 56, 21, 19: 56 red, 21 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381513?

The complementary color is #133638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381513?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381513 color

#381513 rgb(56, 21, 19)

Shades of red

The hex color #381513 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 8.2% green and 7.5% blue (56, 21, 19).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 66% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#381513 color codes

HEX	`#381513`
RGB	`rgb(56, 21, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 8.2%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 66%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 66%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.12, 17.22, 9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.12, 19.75, 29.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.017, 1.424, 0.785)`
Decimal	`3675411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381513, 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 #381513	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381513 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #381513 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381513; }
.text { color: #381513; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381513; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 21 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381513, #382713); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #381513?: #381513 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #381513?: The RGB value is 56, 21, 19: 56 red, 21 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381513?: The complementary color is #133638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381513?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.