What color is #382824?

#382824 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382824?

The RGB value is 56, 40, 36: 56 red, 40 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382824?

The complementary color is #243438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382824?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382824 color

#382824 rgb(56, 40, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #382824 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 15.7% green and 14.1% blue (56, 40, 36).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 36% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#382824 color codes

HEX	`#382824`
RGB	`rgb(56, 40, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 15.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 36%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.85, 6.79, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.85, 8.77, 39.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.708, 2.486, 2.006)`
Decimal	`3680292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382824, 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 #382824	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382824 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #382824 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382824; }
.text { color: #382824; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382824; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 40 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382824, #383224); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #382824?: #382824 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382824?: The RGB value is 56, 40, 36: 56 red, 40 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382824?: The complementary color is #243438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382824?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.