What color is #38281B?

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

What is the RGB value of #38281B?

The RGB value is 56, 40, 27: 56 red, 40 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38281B?

The complementary color is #1B2B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38281B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38281B color

#38281B rgb(56, 40, 27)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 15.7% green and 10.6% blue (56, 40, 27).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 52% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#38281B color codes

HEX	`#38281B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 40, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 15.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 52%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 52%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.63, 5.44, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.63, 12.69, 64.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.588, 2.438, 1.371)`
Decimal	`3680283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38281B, 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 #38281B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38281B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	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 #38281B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38281b; }
.text { color: #38281b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38281b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 40 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38281b, #38361b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #38281B?: #38281B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38281B?: The RGB value is 56, 40, 27: 56 red, 40 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38281B?: The complementary color is #1B2B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38281B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.