What color is #382B2D?

#382B2D 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 #382B2D?

The RGB value is 56, 43, 45: 56 red, 43 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382B2D?

The complementary color is #2B3836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382B2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382B2D color

#382B2D rgb(56, 43, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #382B2D is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 16.9% green and 17.6% blue (56, 43, 45).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% 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 13.53:1).

#382B2D color codes

HEX	`#382B2D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 43, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 16.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 23%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.05, 6.39, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.05, 6.47, 8.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.968, 2.758, 2.858)`
Decimal	`3681069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382B2D, 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 #382B2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382B2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	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 #382B2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382b2d; }
.text { color: #382b2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382b2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 43 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382b2d, #38302b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #382B2D?: #382B2D 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 #382B2D?: The RGB value is 56, 43, 45: 56 red, 43 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382B2D?: The complementary color is #2B3836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382B2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.