What color is #38271B?

#38271B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38271B?

The RGB value is 56, 39, 27: 56 red, 39 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38271B?

The complementary color is #1B2C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38271B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38271B color

#38271B rgb(56, 39, 27)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38271B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 15.3% green and 10.6% blue (56, 39, 27).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 52% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#38271B color codes

HEX	`#38271B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 39, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 15.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 52%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 52%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.33, 6.12, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.33, 12.64, 61.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.554, 2.371, 1.36)`
Decimal	`3680027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38271B, 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 #38271B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38271B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #38271B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38271b; }
.text { color: #38271b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38271b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 39 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38271b, #38361b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #38271B?: #38271B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38271B?: The RGB value is 56, 39, 27: 56 red, 39 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38271B?: The complementary color is #1B2C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38271B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.