What color is #382F28?

#382F28 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382F28?

The RGB value is 56, 47, 40: 56 red, 47 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382F28?

The complementary color is #283138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382F28 color

#382F28 rgb(56, 47, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #382F28 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18.4% green and 15.7% blue (56, 47, 40).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 17% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 29% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Noir (#312B27), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#382F28 color codes

HEX	`#382F28`
RGB	`rgb(56, 47, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 17%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 29%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 29%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.15, 2.72, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.15, 6.6, 65.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.03, 3.027, 2.432)`
Decimal	`3682088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382F28, 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 #382F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #382F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382f28; }
.text { color: #382f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 47 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382f28, #383728); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #382F28?: #382F28 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382F28?: The RGB value is 56, 47, 40: 56 red, 47 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382F28?: The complementary color is #283138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.