What color is #381C1F?

#381C1F 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 #381C1F?

The RGB value is 56, 28, 31: 56 red, 28 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381C1F?

The complementary color is #1C3835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381C1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381C1F color

#381C1F rgb(56, 28, 31)

Shades of red

The hex color #381C1F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 11% green and 12.2% blue (56, 28, 31).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 45% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#381C1F color codes

HEX	`#381C1F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 28, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 11%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 50%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 45%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.23, 14.17, 4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.23, 14.73, 15.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.294, 1.77, 1.517)`
Decimal	`3677215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381C1F, 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 #381C1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381C1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #381C1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381c1f; }
.text { color: #381c1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381c1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 28 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381c1f, #38271c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #381C1F?: #381C1F 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 #381C1F?: The RGB value is 56, 28, 31: 56 red, 28 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381C1F?: The complementary color is #1C3835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381C1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.