What color is #381F08?

#381F08 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #381F08?

The RGB value is 56, 31, 8: 56 red, 31 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381F08?

The complementary color is #082138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381F08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381F08 color

#381F08 rgb(56, 31, 8)

Shades of brown

The hex color #381F08 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 12.2% green and 3.1% blue (56, 31, 8).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 75% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 86% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#381F08 color codes

HEX	`#381F08`
RGB	`rgb(56, 31, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 12.2%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 75%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 86%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 86%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.62, 9.77, 18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.62, 20.89, 62.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.165, 1.838, 0.471)`
Decimal	`3677960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381F08, 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 #381F08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381F08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #381F08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381f08; }
.text { color: #381f08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381f08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 31 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381f08, #383708); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #381F08?: #381F08 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #381F08?: The RGB value is 56, 31, 8: 56 red, 31 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381F08?: The complementary color is #082138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381F08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.