What color is #383325?

#383325 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 #383325?

The RGB value is 56, 51, 37: 56 red, 51 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383325?

The complementary color is #252A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383325?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383325 color

#383325 rgb(56, 51, 37)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383325 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20% green and 14.5% blue (56, 51, 37).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 34% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#383325 color codes

HEX	`#383325`
RGB	`rgb(56, 51, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 34%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 34%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.36, -0.47, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.36, 9.72, 92.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.149, 3.342, 2.229)`
Decimal	`3683109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383325, 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 #383325	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383325 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #383325 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383325; }
.text { color: #383325; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383325; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 51 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383325, #343825); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #383325?: #383325 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 #383325?: The RGB value is 56, 51, 37: 56 red, 51 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383325?: The complementary color is #252A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383325?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.