#38110F Color

#38110F is rgb(56, 17, 15) in RGB, hsl(3, 58%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 73%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sienna (#3C1414), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.76. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38110F

HEX#38110F

RGBrgb(56, 17, 15)

HSLhsl(3, 58%, 14%)

HSVhsv(3, 73%, 22%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 73%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(24.1% 0.063 25.8)

LABlab(11.35% 19.69 11.06)

LCHlch(11.35% 22.58 29.33)

What #38110F 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 #38110F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sienna#3C1414ΔE 1.76 Black Bean#3D0C02ΔE 7.03 Root Beer#290E05ΔE 7.39 Zinnwaldite Brown#2C1608ΔE 9.5 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 11.59 Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 14.4

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#38110F Channel Values

How #38110F 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 17 · B 15	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 3° · S 58% · L 14%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 3° · S 73% · V 22%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 70% · Y 73% · K 78%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	16.73:1 vs white · 1.26:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38110F 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 text16.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #38110F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38110F; 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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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #38110F

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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How #38110F 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#38110F

Protanopia#1C1C0F

Protanomaly#29180F

Deuteranopia#23230C

Deuteranomaly#2D1D0E

Tritanopia#381111

Tritanomaly#381110

Achromatopsia#1E1E1E

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Using #38110F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-38110f: #38110F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38110F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38110f': '#38110F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.067, blue: 0.059)

Android XML<color name="color_38110f">#38110F</color>

SVG fillfill="#38110F"

More Red Colors

#38110F 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

#38110F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38110F?

#38110F is a darkest red — rgb(56, 17, 15) in RGB and hsl(3, 58%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sienna (#3C1414), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.76.

What is the RGB value of #38110F?

#38110F is rgb(56, 17, 15) — red 56, green 17, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38110F?

#38110F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 73%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38110F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #38110F scores 16.73:1 against white and 1.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38110F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38110F 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 25.27, which is a different colour altogether.

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