What color is #382427?

#382427 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382427?

The RGB value is 56, 36, 39: 56 red, 36 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382427?

The complementary color is #243835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382427?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382427 color

#382427 rgb(56, 36, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #382427 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 14.1% green and 15.3% blue (56, 36, 39).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#382427 color codes

HEX	`#382427`
RGB	`rgb(56, 36, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 14.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.74, 10.06, 1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.74, 10.23, 10.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.628, 2.249, 2.215)`
Decimal	`3679271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382427, 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 #382427	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382427 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #382427 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382427; }
.text { color: #382427; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382427; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 36 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382427, #382b24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #382427?: #382427 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382427?: The RGB value is 56, 36, 39: 56 red, 36 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382427?: The complementary color is #243835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382427?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.