What color is #380020?

#380020 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #380020?

The RGB value is 56, 0, 32: 56 red, 0 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #380020?

The complementary color is #003818, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #380020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#380020 color

#380020 rgb(56, 0, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #380020 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 0% green and 12.5% blue (56, 0, 32).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 43% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Vienna Roast (#330022), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#380020 color codes

HEX	`#380020`
RGB	`rgb(56, 0, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 0%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 43%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.53, 29.78, -5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.53, 30.22, 350.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.892, 0.945, 1.449)`
Decimal	`3670048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #380020, 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 #380020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#380020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #380020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #380020; }
.text { color: #380020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #380020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 0 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #380020, #380004); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #380020?: #380020 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #380020?: The RGB value is 56, 0, 32: 56 red, 0 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #380020?: The complementary color is #003818, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #380020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.