Information about #382C24 color

#382C24 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #382C24 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 44, 36) — 22% red, 17.3% green, 14.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 8 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#382C24 presents itself as a calm, restrained amber-leaning orange — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Coffee Bean (#362D26). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sambuca (#3B2E25) and Betel Nut Dye (#352925).

In RGB terms — rgb(56, 44, 36) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #382C24 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#382C24 color variations

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#382C24 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 #382C24

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

Coffee Bean color link
Coffee Bean

#362D26

Sambuca color link
Sambuca

#3B2E25

Black Magic color link
Black Magic

#332C22

Monkey color link
Monkey

#352E28

Cola color link
Cola

#3C3024

Treehouse color link
Treehouse

#3B2820

Creole color link
Creole

#393227

Toorak color link
Toorak

#392523

Bistre color link
Bistre

#3D2B1F

Cocoa Brown color link
Cocoa Brown

#35281E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#382C24
  • RGB56, 44, 36
  • CMYK0, 5, 8, 78
  • CSSrgb(56, 44, 36)
  • HSL24°, 22%, 18%
  • HSL Precise24°, 21.739%, 18.039%
  • HSV24°, 36%, 22%
  • HSB24°, 36%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.173, 0.141)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.173, 0.141, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.173, 0.141)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID382C24
  • DECIMAL ID3681316
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01