Colour

#38271C

#38271C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Black

#38271C is a orange with RGB values 56, 39, 28 and HSL 24°, 33%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#38271C

RGBrgb(56, 39, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1529, 0.1098

RGB percentages22%, 15.3%, 11%

HSLhsl(23.6, 33.3%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(23.6, 50%, 22%)

CMYK0%, 30.4%, 50%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,680,028

CSS custom property--colour: #38271C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.24:1

Contrast with white14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A

Inverted#C7D8E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C281Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#302C1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#3D2424no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 29.7 Gray · ΔE 38.2 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 40.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 41.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1C2D38

Analogous#381C1F, #38351C

Triadic#1C3827, #271C38

Split complementary#1C3835, #1C1F38

Tetradic#1F381C, #1C2D38, #351C38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B5886B

Lighter +30%#9E6E4F

Lighter +20%#7C563E

Lighter +10%#5A3F2D

Darker −10%#160F0B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#422511

Less saturated −25%#2D2926

Channel breakdown

R56

G39

B28

Red56 (22%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue23.57°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 38 · G 27 · B 1C

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