What color is #38302B?

#38302B 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 #38302B?

The RGB value is 56, 48, 43: 56 red, 48 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38302B?

The complementary color is #2B3338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38302B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38302B color

#38302B rgb(56, 48, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38302B is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18.8% green and 16.9% blue (56, 48, 43).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Noir (#312B27), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#38302B color codes

HEX	`#38302B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 48, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 23%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.55, 2.6, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.55, 5.22, 60.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.124, 3.129, 2.724)`
Decimal	`3682347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38302B, 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 #38302B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38302B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #38302B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38302b; }
.text { color: #38302b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38302b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 48 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38302b, #38372b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #38302B?: #38302B 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 #38302B?: The RGB value is 56, 48, 43: 56 red, 48 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38302B?: The complementary color is #2B3338, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38302B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.