What color is #382D25?

#382D25 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382D25?

The RGB value is 56, 45, 37: 56 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382D25?

The complementary color is #253038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382D25 color

#382D25 rgb(56, 45, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #382D25 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 17.6% green and 14.5% blue (56, 45, 37).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 34% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#382D25 color codes

HEX	`#382D25`
RGB	`rgb(56, 45, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 17.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 34%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 34%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.44, 3.55, 7.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.44, 7.91, 63.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.903, 2.851, 2.147)`
Decimal	`3681573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382D25, 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 #382D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #382D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382d25; }
.text { color: #382d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 45 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382d25, #383725); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #382D25?: #382D25 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382D25?: The RGB value is 56, 45, 37: 56 red, 45 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382D25?: The complementary color is #253038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.