What color is #381D21?

#381D21 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 #381D21?

The RGB value is 56, 29, 33: 56 red, 29 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381D21?

The complementary color is #1D3834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381D21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381D21 color

#381D21 rgb(56, 29, 33)

Shades of red

The hex color #381D21 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 11.4% green and 12.9% blue (56, 29, 33).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 32% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 41% 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 15.37:1).

#381D21 color codes

HEX	`#381D21`
RGB	`rgb(56, 29, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 11.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 32%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 48%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 41%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.57, 13.81, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.57, 14.14, 12.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.345, 1.829, 1.668)`
Decimal	`3677473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381D21, 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 #381D21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381D21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #381D21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381d21; }
.text { color: #381d21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381d21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 29 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381d21, #38261d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #381D21?: #381D21 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 #381D21?: The RGB value is 56, 29, 33: 56 red, 29 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381D21?: The complementary color is #1D3834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381D21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.