Information about #382C17 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #382C17 reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cocoa Brown (#35281E). Slightly further away sit Pullman Green (#3B331C) and Bistre (#3D2B1F).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(56, 44, 23)), which gives #382C17 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 13.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #382C17 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#382C17 color variations
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#382C17 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#382C17 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#382C17 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#382C17 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#382C17 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #382C17 color
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Nearest named colors to #382C17
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#35281E
#3B331C
#3D2B1F
#37290E
#3C241B
#3B2820
#332C22
#351F19
#3D2622
#392523
#42231B
#302621
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#382C17
- RGB56, 44, 23
- CMYK0, 5, 13, 78
- CSSrgb(56, 44, 23)
- HSL38°, 42%, 15%
- HSL Precise38.182°, 41.772%, 15.49%
- HSV38°, 59%, 22%
- HSB38°, 59%, 22%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
- GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.173, 0.090)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.173, 0.090, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.173, 0.090)
- Percentage of Red in RGB22%
- Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID382C17
- DECIMAL ID3681303
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
