What color is #38181A?

#38181A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38181A?

The RGB value is 56, 24, 26: 56 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38181A?

The complementary color is #183836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38181A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38181A color

#38181A rgb(56, 24, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #38181A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 9.4% green and 10.2% blue (56, 24, 26).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 40% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 54% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#38181A color codes

HEX	`#38181A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 24, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 9.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 40%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 57%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 54%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.04, 16.11, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.04, 17.18, 20.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.144, 1.569, 1.167)`
Decimal	`3676186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38181A, 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 #38181A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38181A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #38181A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38181a; }
.text { color: #38181a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38181a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 24 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38181a, #382618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #38181A?: #38181A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38181A?: The RGB value is 56, 24, 26: 56 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38181A?: The complementary color is #183836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38181A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.