What color is #382C14?

#382C14 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382C14?

The RGB value is 56, 44, 20: 56 red, 44 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382C14?

The complementary color is #142038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382C14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382C14 color

#382C14 rgb(56, 44, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #382C14 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 17.3% green and 7.8% blue (56, 44, 20).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 47% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 64% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#382C14 color codes

HEX	`#382C14`
RGB	`rgb(56, 44, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 17.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 47%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 64%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 64%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.77, 1.9, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.77, 17.59, 83.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.658, 2.693, 1.041)`
Decimal	`3681300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382C14, 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 #382C14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382C14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #382C14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382c14; }
.text { color: #382c14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382c14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 44 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382c14, #323814); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #382C14?: #382C14 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382C14?: The RGB value is 56, 44, 20: 56 red, 44 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382C14?: The complementary color is #142038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382C14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.