What color is #382614?

#382614 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382614?

The RGB value is 56, 38, 20: 56 red, 38 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382614?

The complementary color is #142638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382614?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382614 color

#382614 rgb(56, 38, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #382614 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 14.9% green and 7.8% blue (56, 38, 20).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 47% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 64% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#382614 color codes

HEX	`#382614`
RGB	`rgb(56, 38, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 14.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 47%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 64%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 64%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.88, 5.98, 15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.88, 16.33, 68.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.45, 2.278, 0.972)`
Decimal	`3679764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382614, 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 #382614	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382614 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #382614 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382614; }
.text { color: #382614; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382614; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 38 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382614, #383814); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #382614?: #382614 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382614?: The RGB value is 56, 38, 20: 56 red, 38 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382614?: The complementary color is #142638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382614?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.