Information about #38001E color

#38001E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#38001E falls into the Rose Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 0, 30) — 22% red, 0% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 10 / 78. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #38001E reads as a pure, full-strength romantic rose and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Toledo (#3A0020). Slightly further away sit Jacaranda (#2E0329) and Dark Plum (#3F012C).

The recipe behind #38001E is rgb(56, 0, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 17.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #38001E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#38001E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#38001E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #38001E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Toledo color link
Toledo

#3A0020

Jacaranda color link
Jacaranda

#2E0329

Dark Plum color link
Dark Plum

#3F012C

Vandalista color link
Vandalista

#310C16

Dark Maroon color link
Dark Maroon

#3C0008

Dark Sienna color link
Dark Sienna

#3C1414

Tamarind color link
Tamarind

#341515

Aubergine color link
Aubergine

#3D0734

Spitfire color link
Spitfire

#381921

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38001E
  • RGB56, 0, 30
  • CMYK0, 22, 10, 78
  • CSSrgb(56, 0, 30)
  • HSL328°, 100%, 11%
  • HSL Precise327.857°, 100%, 10.98%
  • HSV328°, 100%, 22%
  • HSB328°, 100%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.000, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.000, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.000, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID38001E
  • DECIMAL ID3670046
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01