What color is #382D0A?

#382D0A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382D0A?

The RGB value is 56, 45, 10: 56 red, 45 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382D0A?

The complementary color is #0A1538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382D0A?

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.

#382D0A color

#382D0A rgb(56, 45, 10)

Shades of brown

The hex color #382D0A is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 17.6% green and 3.9% blue (56, 45, 10).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 70% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 82% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#382D0A color codes

HEX	`#382D0A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 45, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 17.6%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 70%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 82%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 82%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.97, 0.39, 23.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.97, 23.02, 89.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.624, 2.74, 0.678)`
Decimal	`3681546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382D0A, 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 #382D0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382D0A 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 #382D0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382d0a; }
.text { color: #382d0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382d0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 45 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382d0a, #2c380a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #382D0A?: #382D0A is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382D0A?: The RGB value is 56, 45, 10: 56 red, 45 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382D0A?: The complementary color is #0A1538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382D0A?: 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.