What color is #381E21?

#381E21 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 #381E21?

The RGB value is 56, 30, 33: 56 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381E21?

The complementary color is #1E3835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381E21 color

#381E21 rgb(56, 30, 33)

Shades of red

The hex color #381E21 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 11.8% green and 12.9% blue (56, 30, 33).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 41% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#381E21 color codes

HEX	`#381E21`
RGB	`rgb(56, 30, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 11.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 41%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.84, 13.14, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.84, 13.57, 14.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.37, 1.879, 1.676)`
Decimal	`3677729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381E21, 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 #381E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #381E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381e21; }
.text { color: #381e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 30 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381e21, #38281e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #381E21?: #381E21 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 #381E21?: The RGB value is 56, 30, 33: 56 red, 30 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381E21?: The complementary color is #1E3835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.