What color is #38152B?

#38152B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38152B?

The RGB value is 56, 21, 43: 56 red, 21 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38152B?

The complementary color is #153822, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38152B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38152B color

#38152B rgb(56, 21, 43)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38152B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 8.2% green and 16.9% blue (56, 21, 43).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 45% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 23% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.03:1).

#38152B color codes

HEX	`#38152B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 21, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 8.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 45%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 63%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 23%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.93, 20.64, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.93, 21.69, 342.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.335, 1.552, 2.462)`
Decimal	`3675435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38152B, 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 #38152B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38152B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.03:1	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 #38152B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38152b; }
.text { color: #38152b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38152b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 21 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38152b, #38151a); }

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Questions

What color is #38152B?: #38152B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38152B?: The RGB value is 56, 21, 43: 56 red, 21 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38152B?: The complementary color is #153822, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38152B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.