What color is #38220D?

#38220D 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 #38220D?

The RGB value is 56, 34, 13: 56 red, 34 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38220D?

The complementary color is #0D2338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38220D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38220D color

#38220D rgb(56, 34, 13)

Shades of brown

The hex color #38220D is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 13.3% green and 5.1% blue (56, 34, 13).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 62% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 77% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#38220D color codes

HEX	`#38220D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 34, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 13.3%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 62%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 77%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 77%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.56, 8.07, 17.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.56, 19.31, 65.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.276, 2.014, 0.65)`
Decimal	`3678733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38220D, 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 #38220D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38220D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #38220D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38220d; }
.text { color: #38220d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38220d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 34 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38220d, #38370d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #38220D?: #38220D 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 #38220D?: The RGB value is 56, 34, 13: 56 red, 34 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38220D?: The complementary color is #0D2338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38220D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.