What color is #382912?

#382912 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382912?

The RGB value is 56, 41, 18: 56 red, 41 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382912?

The complementary color is #122138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382912?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382912 color

#382912 rgb(56, 41, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #382912 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 16.1% green and 7.1% blue (56, 41, 18).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 51% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 68% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#382912 color codes

HEX	`#382912`
RGB	`rgb(56, 41, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 16.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 51%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 68%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 68%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.78, 3.73, 17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.78, 17.96, 78.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.533, 2.47, 0.916)`
Decimal	`3680530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382912, 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 #382912	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382912 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #382912 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382912; }
.text { color: #382912; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382912; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 41 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382912, #343812); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #382912?: #382912 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382912?: The RGB value is 56, 41, 18: 56 red, 41 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382912?: The complementary color is #122138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382912?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.