What color is #382116?

#382116 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382116?

The RGB value is 56, 33, 22: 56 red, 33 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382116?

The complementary color is #162D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382116 color

#382116 rgb(56, 33, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #382116 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 12.9% green and 8.6% blue (56, 33, 22).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 44% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 61% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Close but No Cigar (#361D0A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#382116 color codes

HEX	`#382116`
RGB	`rgb(56, 33, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 12.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 44%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 61%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 61%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.42, 9.62, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.42, 15.38, 51.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.32, 1.987, 1.02)`
Decimal	`3678486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382116, 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 #382116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #382116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382116; }
.text { color: #382116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 33 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382116, #383216); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #382116?: #382116 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382116?: The RGB value is 56, 33, 22: 56 red, 33 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382116?: The complementary color is #162D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.