What color is #381D1A?

#381D1A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #381D1A?

The RGB value is 56, 29, 26: 56 red, 29 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381D1A?

The complementary color is #1A3538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381D1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381D1A color

#381D1A rgb(56, 29, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #381D1A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 11.4% green and 10.2% blue (56, 29, 26).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 37% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 54% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#381D1A color codes

HEX	`#381D1A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 29, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 11.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 37%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 54%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 54%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.37, 12.81, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.37, 15, 31.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.257, 1.794, 1.205)`
Decimal	`3677466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381D1A, 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 #381D1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381D1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #381D1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381d1a; }
.text { color: #381d1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381d1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 29 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381d1a, #382c1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #381D1A?: #381D1A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #381D1A?: The RGB value is 56, 29, 26: 56 red, 29 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381D1A?: The complementary color is #1A3538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381D1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.