What color is #38281A?

#38281A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38281A?

The RGB value is 56, 40, 26: 56 red, 40 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38281A?

The complementary color is #1A2A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38281A?

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.

#38281A color

#38281A rgb(56, 40, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #38281A is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 15.7% green and 10.2% blue (56, 40, 26).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 37% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 54% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#38281A color codes

HEX	`#38281A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 40, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 15.7%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 37%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 54%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 54%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.61, 5.31, 12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.61, 13.23, 66.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.576, 2.433, 1.311)`
Decimal	`3680282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38281A, 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 #38281A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38281A 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 #38281A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38281a; }
.text { color: #38281a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38281a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 40 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38281a, #38371a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #38281A?: #38281A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38281A?: The RGB value is 56, 40, 26: 56 red, 40 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38281A?: The complementary color is #1A2A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38281A?: 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.