What color is #381F1A?

#381F1A 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 #381F1A?

The RGB value is 56, 31, 26: 56 red, 31 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381F1A?

The complementary color is #1A3338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381F1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381F1A color

#381F1A rgb(56, 31, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #381F1A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 12.2% green and 10.2% blue (56, 31, 26).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 37% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 54% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#381F1A color codes

HEX	`#381F1A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 31, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 12.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 37%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 54%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 54%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.93, 11.46, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.93, 14.3, 36.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.307, 1.896, 1.221)`
Decimal	`3677978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381F1A, 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 #381F1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381F1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #381F1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381f1a; }
.text { color: #381f1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381f1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 31 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381f1a, #382e1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #381F1A?: #381F1A 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 #381F1A?: The RGB value is 56, 31, 26: 56 red, 31 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381F1A?: The complementary color is #1A3338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381F1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.