What color is #381612?

#381612 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #381612?

The RGB value is 56, 22, 18: 56 red, 22 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381612?

The complementary color is #123438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381612?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381612 color

#381612 rgb(56, 22, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #381612 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 8.6% green and 7.1% blue (56, 22, 18).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 51% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 68% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#381612 color codes

HEX	`#381612`
RGB	`rgb(56, 22, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 8.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 51%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 68%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 68%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.34, 16.5, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.34, 19.61, 32.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.027, 1.458, 0.747)`
Decimal	`3675666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381612, 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 #381612	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381612 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #381612 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381612; }
.text { color: #381612; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381612; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 22 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381612, #382912); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #381612?: #381612 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #381612?: The RGB value is 56, 22, 18: 56 red, 22 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381612?: The complementary color is #123438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381612?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.