#38050D Color

#38050D is rgb(56, 5, 13) in RGB, hsl(351, 84%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 77%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sienna (#3C1414), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38050D

HEX#38050D

RGBrgb(56, 5, 13)

HSLhsl(351, 84%, 12%)

HSVhsv(351, 91%, 22%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 77%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(22.4% 0.079 17.6)

LABlab(9.10% 25.43 8.95)

LCHlch(9.10% 26.96 19.38)

What #38050D 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 #38050D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sienna#3C1414ΔE 6.71 Black Bean#3D0C02ΔE 8.32 Root Beer#290E05ΔE 11.86 Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 13.24 Oxblood#4A0000ΔE 14.07 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 15.18

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

#38050D Channel Values

How #38050D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 56 · G 5 · B 13	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 351° · S 84% · L 12%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 351° · S 91% · V 22%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 91% · Y 77% · K 78%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	17.56:1 vs white · 1.2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38050D 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 text17.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #38050D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38050D; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #38050D

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.

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Shades

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How #38050D 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#38050D

Protanopia#16160D

Protanomaly#27110D

Deuteranopia#20200A

Deuteranomaly#2B180B

Tritanopia#380606

Tritanomaly#380609

Achromatopsia#191919

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Using #38050D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-38050d: #38050D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38050D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38050d': '#38050D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.020, blue: 0.051)

Android XML<color name="color_38050d">#38050D</color>

SVG fillfill="#38050D"

More Red Colors

#38050D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#38050D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38050D?

#38050D is a darkest red — rgb(56, 5, 13) in RGB and hsl(351, 84%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sienna (#3C1414), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.71.

What is the RGB value of #38050D?

#38050D is rgb(56, 5, 13) — red 56, green 5, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38050D?

#38050D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 77%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38050D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #38050D scores 17.56:1 against white and 1.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38050D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38050D 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 28.46, which is a different colour altogether.

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