What color is #381E27?

#381E27 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #381E27?

The RGB value is 56, 30, 39: 56 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381E27?

The complementary color is #1E382F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381E27 color

#381E27 rgb(56, 30, 39)

Shades of red

The hex color #381E27 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 11.8% green and 15.3% blue (56, 30, 39).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#381E27 color codes

HEX	`#381E27`
RGB	`rgb(56, 30, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 11.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.04, 14.14, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.04, 14.15, 357.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.461, 1.916, 2.159)`
Decimal	`3677735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381E27, 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 #381E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #381E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381e27; }
.text { color: #381e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 30 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381e27, #38221e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #381E27?: #381E27 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #381E27?: The RGB value is 56, 30, 39: 56 red, 30 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381E27?: The complementary color is #1E382F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.