What color is #38271C?

#38271C 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 #38271C?

The RGB value is 56, 39, 28: 56 red, 39 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38271C?

The complementary color is #1C2D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38271C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38271C color

#38271C rgb(56, 39, 28)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 15.3% green and 11% blue (56, 39, 28).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 50% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#38271C color codes

HEX	`#38271C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 39, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 15.3%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 50%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.35, 6.26, 10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.35, 12.14, 58.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.566, 2.376, 1.422)`
Decimal	`3680028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38271C, 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 #38271C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38271C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #38271C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38271c; }
.text { color: #38271c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38271c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 39 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38271c, #38351c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #38271C?: #38271C 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 #38271C?: The RGB value is 56, 39, 28: 56 red, 39 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38271C?: The complementary color is #1C2D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38271C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.