What color is #383327?

#383327 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 #383327?

The RGB value is 56, 51, 39: 56 red, 51 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383327?

The complementary color is #272C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383327?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383327 color

#383327 rgb(56, 51, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383327 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20% green and 15.3% blue (56, 51, 39).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#383327 color codes

HEX	`#383327`
RGB	`rgb(56, 51, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.41, -0.13, 8.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.41, 8.44, 90.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.181, 3.355, 2.399)`
Decimal	`3683111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383327, 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 #383327	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383327 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #383327 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383327; }
.text { color: #383327; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383327; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 51 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383327, #353827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #383327?: #383327 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 #383327?: The RGB value is 56, 51, 39: 56 red, 51 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383327?: The complementary color is #272C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383327?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.