What color is #38261D?

#38261D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38261D?

The RGB value is 56, 38, 29: 56 red, 38 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38261D?

The complementary color is #1D2F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38261D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38261D color

#38261D rgb(56, 38, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #38261D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 14.9% green and 11.4% blue (56, 38, 29).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 32% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 48% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#38261D color codes

HEX	`#38261D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 38, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 14.9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 32%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 48%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 48%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.06, 7.08, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.06, 11.71, 52.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.546, 2.316, 1.475)`
Decimal	`3679773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38261D, 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 #38261D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38261D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	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 #38261D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38261d; }
.text { color: #38261d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38261d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 38 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38261d, #38331d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #38261D?: #38261D is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38261D?: The RGB value is 56, 38, 29: 56 red, 38 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38261D?: The complementary color is #1D2F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38261D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.