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#38001C Color

#38001C is rgb(56, 0, 28) in RGB, hsl(330, 100%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), visibly different at ΔE 13.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38001C
HEX#38001C
RGBrgb(56, 0, 28)
HSLhsl(330, 100%, 11%)
HSVhsv(330, 100%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(22.2% 0.091 356.4)
LABlab(8.57% 28.92 -1.73)
LCHlch(8.57% 28.97 356.57)

What #38001C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #38001C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#38001C Channel Values

How #38001C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 56 · G 0 · B 288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 100% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 100% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 50% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.72:1 vs white · 1.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38001C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #38001C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38001C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #38001C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #38001C.

How #38001C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#38001C
Protanopia#13131C
Protanomaly#270D1C
Deuteranopia#1E1E1A
Deuteranomaly#2B161B
Tritanopia#370505
Tritanomaly#370311
Achromatopsia#181818

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #38001C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-38001c: #38001C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38001C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38001c': '#38001C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.000, blue: 0.110)
Android XML<color name="color_38001c">#38001C</color>
SVG fillfill="#38001C"

More Pink Colors

#38001C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#38001C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38001C?

#38001C is a darkest pink — rgb(56, 0, 28) in RGB and hsl(330, 100%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.15.

What is the RGB value of #38001C?

#38001C is rgb(56, 0, 28) — red 56, green 0, and blue 28 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38001C?

#38001C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 50%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38001C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #38001C scores 17.72:1 against white and 1.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38001C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38001C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 30.21, which is a different colour altogether.

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