What color is #382726?

#382726 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 #382726?

The RGB value is 56, 39, 38: 56 red, 39 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382726?

The complementary color is #263738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382726?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382726 color

#382726 rgb(56, 39, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #382726 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 15.3% green and 14.9% blue (56, 39, 38).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 32% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#382726 color codes

HEX	`#382726`
RGB	`rgb(56, 39, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 15.3%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 32%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 32%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.61, 7.82, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.61, 8.69, 25.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.706, 2.432, 2.16)`
Decimal	`3680038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382726, 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 #382726	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382726 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #382726 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382726; }
.text { color: #382726; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382726; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 39 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382726, #383026); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #382726?: #382726 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 #382726?: The RGB value is 56, 39, 38: 56 red, 39 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382726?: The complementary color is #263738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382726?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.