What color is #382B2A?

#382B2A 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 #382B2A?

The RGB value is 56, 43, 42: 56 red, 43 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382B2A?

The complementary color is #2A3738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382B2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382B2A color

#382B2A rgb(56, 43, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #382B2A is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 16.9% green and 16.5% blue (56, 43, 42).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 14% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#382B2A color codes

HEX	`#382B2A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 43, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 16.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 14%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.95, 5.81, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.95, 6.51, 26.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.913, 2.736, 2.565)`
Decimal	`3681066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382B2A, 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 #382B2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382B2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #382B2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382b2a; }
.text { color: #382b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382b2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 43 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382b2a, #38322a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #382B2A?: #382B2A 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 #382B2A?: The RGB value is 56, 43, 42: 56 red, 43 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382B2A?: The complementary color is #2A3738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382B2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.