What color is #382E21?

#382E21 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382E21?

The RGB value is 56, 46, 33: 56 red, 46 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382E21?

The complementary color is #212B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382E21 color

#382E21 rgb(56, 46, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #382E21 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18% green and 12.9% blue (56, 46, 33).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 41% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#382E21 color codes

HEX	`#382E21`
RGB	`rgb(56, 46, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 41%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 41%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.66, 2.23, 10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.66, 10.33, 77.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.882, 2.905, 1.847)`
Decimal	`3681825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382E21, 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 #382E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #382E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382e21; }
.text { color: #382e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 46 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382e21, #363821); }

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Questions

What color is #382E21?: #382E21 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382E21?: The RGB value is 56, 46, 33: 56 red, 46 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382E21?: The complementary color is #212B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.