What color is #382725?

#382725 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382725?

The RGB value is 56, 39, 37: 56 red, 39 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382725?

The complementary color is #253638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382725?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382725 color

#382725 rgb(56, 39, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #382725 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 15.3% green and 14.5% blue (56, 39, 37).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 34% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#382725 color codes

HEX	`#382725`
RGB	`rgb(56, 39, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 15.3%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 34%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 34%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.58, 7.65, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.58, 8.85, 30.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.69, 2.426, 2.076)`
Decimal	`3680037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382725, 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 #382725	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382725 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #382725 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382725; }
.text { color: #382725; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382725; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 39 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382725, #383125); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #382725?: #382725 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382725?: The RGB value is 56, 39, 37: 56 red, 39 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382725?: The complementary color is #253638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382725?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.