What color is #382E30?

#382E30 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382E30?

The RGB value is 56, 46, 48: 56 red, 46 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382E30?

The complementary color is #2E3836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382E30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382E30 color

#382E30 rgb(56, 46, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #382E30 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18% green and 18.8% blue (56, 46, 48).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Black Coffee (#3B2F2F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#382E30 color codes

HEX	`#382E30`
RGB	`rgb(56, 46, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.08, 4.96, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.08, 4.97, 4.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.141, 3.008, 3.211)`
Decimal	`3681840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382E30, 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 #382E30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382E30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #382E30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382e30; }
.text { color: #382e30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382e30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 46 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382e30, #38312e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #382E30?: #382E30 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382E30?: The RGB value is 56, 46, 48: 56 red, 46 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382E30?: The complementary color is #2E3836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382E30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.