What color is #38201B?

#38201B 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 #38201B?

The RGB value is 56, 32, 27: 56 red, 32 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38201B?

The complementary color is #1B3338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38201B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38201B color

#38201B rgb(56, 32, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #38201B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 12.5% green and 10.6% blue (56, 32, 27).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 52% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#38201B color codes

HEX	`#38201B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 32, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 12.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 52%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 52%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.24, 10.91, 8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.24, 13.69, 37.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.345, 1.953, 1.29)`
Decimal	`3678235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38201B, 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 #38201B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38201B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #38201B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38201b; }
.text { color: #38201b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38201b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 32 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38201b, #382f1b); }

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Questions

What color is #38201B?: #38201B 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 #38201B?: The RGB value is 56, 32, 27: 56 red, 32 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38201B?: The complementary color is #1B3338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38201B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.