What color is #382827?

#382827 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 #382827?

The RGB value is 56, 40, 39: 56 red, 40 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382827?

The complementary color is #273738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382827?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382827 color

#382827 rgb(56, 40, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #382827 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 15.7% green and 15.3% blue (56, 40, 39).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#382827 color codes

HEX	`#382827`
RGB	`rgb(56, 40, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 15.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.94, 7.31, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.94, 8.14, 26.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.756, 2.505, 2.257)`
Decimal	`3680295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382827, 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 #382827	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382827 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #382827 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382827; }
.text { color: #382827; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382827; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 40 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382827, #383127); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #382827?: #382827 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 #382827?: The RGB value is 56, 40, 39: 56 red, 40 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382827?: The complementary color is #273738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382827?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.