What color is #38162A?

#38162A is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38162A?

The RGB value is 56, 22, 42: 56 red, 22 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38162A?

The complementary color is #163824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38162A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38162A color

#38162A rgb(56, 22, 42)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38162A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 8.6% green and 16.5% blue (56, 22, 42).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 44% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#38162A color codes

HEX	`#38162A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 22, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 8.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 44%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 61%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.12, 19.85, -5.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.12, 20.64, 344.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.336, 1.582, 2.372)`
Decimal	`3675690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38162A, 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 #38162A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38162A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #38162A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38162a; }
.text { color: #38162a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38162a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 22 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38162a, #381619); }

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Questions

What color is #38162A?: #38162A is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38162A?: The RGB value is 56, 22, 42: 56 red, 22 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38162A?: The complementary color is #163824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38162A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.