What color is #38272A?

#38272A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38272A?

The RGB value is 56, 39, 42: 56 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38272A?

The complementary color is #273835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38272A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38272A color

#38272A rgb(56, 39, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #38272A is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 15.3% green and 16.5% blue (56, 39, 42).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#38272A color codes

HEX	`#38272A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 39, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 15.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.73, 8.55, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.73, 8.63, 7.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.774, 2.459, 2.519)`
Decimal	`3680042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38272A, 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 #38272A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38272A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	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 #38272A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38272a; }
.text { color: #38272a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38272a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 39 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38272a, #382d27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #38272A?: #38272A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38272A?: The RGB value is 56, 39, 42: 56 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38272A?: The complementary color is #273835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38272A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.