What color is #382422?

#382422 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382422?

The RGB value is 56, 36, 34: 56 red, 36 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382422?

The complementary color is #223638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382422 color

#382422 rgb(56, 36, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #382422 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 14.1% green and 13.3% blue (56, 36, 34).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 24% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 39% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

#382422 color codes

HEX	`#382422`
RGB	`rgb(56, 36, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 14.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 24%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 39%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 39%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.59, 9.21, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.59, 10.56, 29.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.551, 2.218, 1.807)`
Decimal	`3679266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382422, 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 #382422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #382422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382422; }
.text { color: #382422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 36 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382422, #382f22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #382422?: #382422 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382422?: The RGB value is 56, 36, 34: 56 red, 36 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382422?: The complementary color is #223638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.