Recognised as Colour
#38282E
- #38282E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#38282E is a red with RGB values 56, 40, 46 and HSL 338°, 17%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#38282E#38282E
HEX#38282E
RGBrgb(56, 40, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1569, 0.1804
RGB percentages22%, 15.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(337.5, 16.7%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 28.6%, 22%)
CMYK0%, 28.6%, 17.9%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,680,302
CSS custom property--colour: #38282E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.9:1
Contrast with white13.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#C7D7D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#283832
Analogous#382836, #382A28
Triadic#2E3828, #282E38
Split complementary#28382A, #283638
Tetradic#363828, #283832, #2A2838
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G40
B46
Red56 (22%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue337.5°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 38 · G 28 · B 2E
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