What color is #383129?

#383129 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383129?

The RGB value is 56, 49, 41: 56 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383129?

The complementary color is #293038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383129 color

#383129 rgb(56, 49, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383129 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 19.2% green and 16.1% blue (56, 49, 41).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 27% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#383129 color codes

HEX	`#383129`
RGB	`rgb(56, 49, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 19.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 27%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.82, 1.56, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.82, 6.45, 76.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.129, 3.198, 2.55)`
Decimal	`3682601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383129, 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 #383129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #383129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383129; }
.text { color: #383129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 49 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383129, #373829); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #383129?: #383129 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383129?: The RGB value is 56, 49, 41: 56 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383129?: The complementary color is #293038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.