What color is #38132C?

#38132C is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38132C?

The RGB value is 56, 19, 44: 56 red, 19 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38132C?

The complementary color is #13381F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38132C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38132C color

#38132C rgb(56, 19, 44)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38132C is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 7.5% green and 17.3% blue (56, 19, 44).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 21% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#38132C color codes

HEX	`#38132C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 19, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 7.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 66%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 21%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.54, 22.01, -8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.54, 23.42, 340.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.318, 1.489, 2.548)`
Decimal	`3674924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38132C, 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 #38132C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38132C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #38132C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38132c; }
.text { color: #38132c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38132c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 19 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38132c, #381319); }

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Questions

What color is #38132C?: #38132C is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38132C?: The RGB value is 56, 19, 44: 56 red, 19 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38132C?: The complementary color is #13381F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38132C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.