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38121E

#38121E closest to Chocolate Kiss

#38121E is a very dark, muted red; the closest named color is Chocolate Kiss. In the RGB color model it is made of 22.0% red, 7.1% green and 11.8% blue (rgb(56, 18, 30)). Its HSL value is 341° hue, 51% saturation and 15% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 46% yellow and 78% black. #38121E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.49:1.

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Variations of #38121E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

38121E2F0E19270A131F070E1704090F0205080103040101010000000000

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

38121E4B27315E3C4471525985686F988085AC989CC1B1B4D5CACDEAE4E6

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

38121E401D274727304F3239563C435D474C6452566B5D6072696B797475

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

3E2A483D25403C21373B1C2F39172638121E3F1620461B214E20235524245D2925

#38121E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

38121E12382C
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

38121E123819123138
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

38121E1E3812121E38
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

38121E382C1212382C121E38
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#38121E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #38121E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #23221D
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #191A1E
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #24191E
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #23221D
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2A1D1D
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3D0E17
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3A111B
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #1F1F1F
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #271C1F

#38121E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.49:1 Super#38121E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#38121E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#38121E in CSS

/* Chocolate Kiss */
.color { color: #38121E; }
.background { background-color: #38121E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #38121E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(56 18 30);
color: hsl(341 51% 15%);
color: oklch(0.247 0.062 3.0);

#38121E FAQ

What color is #38121E?

#38121E is a very dark, muted red. Its closest named color is Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #38121E?

#38121E is rgb(56, 18, 30) in RGB, hsl(341, 51%, 15%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 68%, 46%, 78%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #38121E?

The complementary color of #38121E is #12382C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #38121E?

White text has the best contrast on #38121E: 16.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #38121E a warm or cool color?

#38121E is a warm color.