What color is #381B28?

#381B28 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #381B28?

The RGB value is 56, 27, 40: 56 red, 27 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381B28?

The complementary color is #1B382B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381B28 color

#381B28 rgb(56, 27, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #381B28 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 10.6% green and 15.7% blue (56, 27, 40).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 29% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#381B28 color codes

HEX	`#381B28`
RGB	`rgb(56, 27, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 10.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 52%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 29%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.28, 16.31, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.28, 16.49, 351.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.406, 1.778, 2.224)`
Decimal	`3676968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381B28, 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 #381B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #381B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381b28; }
.text { color: #381b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 27 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381b28, #381d1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #381B28?: #381B28 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #381B28?: The RGB value is 56, 27, 40: 56 red, 27 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381B28?: The complementary color is #1B382B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.