What color is #382125?

#382125 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382125?

The RGB value is 56, 33, 37: 56 red, 33 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382125?

The complementary color is #213834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382125?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382125 color

#382125 rgb(56, 33, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #382125 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 12.9% green and 14.5% blue (56, 33, 37).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 34% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#382125 color codes

HEX	`#382125`
RGB	`rgb(56, 33, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 12.9%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 41%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 34%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.81, 11.76, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.81, 11.92, 9.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.509, 2.062, 2.016)`
Decimal	`3678501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382125, 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 #382125	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382125 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #382125 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382125; }
.text { color: #382125; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382125; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 33 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382125, #382921); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #382125?: #382125 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382125?: The RGB value is 56, 33, 37: 56 red, 33 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382125?: The complementary color is #213834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382125?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.