What color is #382929?

#382929 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 #382929?

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

What is the complementary color of #382929?

The complementary color is #293838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382929?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382929 color

#382929 rgb(56, 41, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #382929 is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#382929 color codes

HEX	`#382929`
RGB	`rgb(56, 41, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 16.1%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 27%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.31, 6.99, 2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.31, 7.49, 21.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.824, 2.587, 2.448)`
Decimal	`3680553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382929, 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 #382929	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382929 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #382929 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382929; }
.text { color: #382929; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382929; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 41 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382929, #383129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #382929?: #382929 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 #382929?: The RGB value is 56, 41, 41: 56 red, 41 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382929?: The complementary color is #293838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382929?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.