What color is #38113C?

#38113C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38113C?

The RGB value is 56, 17, 60: 56 red, 17 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38113C?

The complementary color is #153C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38113C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38113C color

#38113C rgb(56, 17, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38113C is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 6.7% green and 23.5% blue (56, 17, 60).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 56% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#38113C color codes

HEX	`#38113C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 17, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 6.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 56%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 72%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 72%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.03, 26.41, -18.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.03, 32.4, 324.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.647, 1.568, 4.437)`
Decimal	`3674428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38113C, 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 #38113C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38113C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #38113C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38113c; }
.text { color: #38113c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38113c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 17 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38113c, #3c112a); }

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Questions

What color is #38113C?: #38113C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38113C?: The RGB value is 56, 17, 60: 56 red, 17 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38113C?: The complementary color is #153C11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38113C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.