What color is #38192C?

#38192C 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 #38192C?

The RGB value is 56, 25, 44: 56 red, 25 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38192C?

The complementary color is #193825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38192C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38192C color

#38192C rgb(56, 25, 44)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38192C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 9.8% green and 17.3% blue (56, 25, 44).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 38% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 21% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

#38192C color codes

HEX	`#38192C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 25, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 9.8%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 38%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 55%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 21%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.93, 18.34, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.93, 19.26, 342.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.433, 1.718, 2.586)`
Decimal	`3676460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38192C, 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 #38192C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38192C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #38192C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38192c; }
.text { color: #38192c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38192c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 25 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38192c, #38191c); }

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Questions

What color is #38192C?: #38192C 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 #38192C?: The RGB value is 56, 25, 44: 56 red, 25 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38192C?: The complementary color is #193825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38192C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.