What color is #38001A?

#38001A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color What We Do in the Shadows. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38001A?

The RGB value is 56, 0, 26: 56 red, 0 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38001A?

The complementary color is #00381E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38001A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38001A color

#38001A rgb(56, 0, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #38001A is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 0% green and 10.2% blue (56, 0, 26).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 54% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is What We Do in the Shadows (#441122), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.75:1).

#38001A color codes

HEX	`#38001A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 0, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 0%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 54%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.27, 29.1, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.27, 29.12, 358.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.817, 0.916, 1.058)`
Decimal	`3670042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38001A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #38001A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38001A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #38001A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38001a; }
.text { color: #38001a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38001a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 0 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38001a, #380200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #38001A?: #38001A is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color What We Do in the Shadows. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38001A?: The RGB value is 56, 0, 26: 56 red, 0 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38001A?: The complementary color is #00381E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38001A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.