What color is #38193C?

#38193C is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38193C?

The RGB value is 56, 25, 60: 56 red, 25 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38193C?

The complementary color is #1D3C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38193C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38193C color

#38193C rgb(56, 25, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38193C is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 9.8% green and 23.5% blue (56, 25, 60).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 41% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#38193C color codes

HEX	`#38193C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 25, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 9.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 41%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 58%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 58%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.75, 21.78, -16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.75, 27.06, 323.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.794, 1.862, 4.486)`
Decimal	`3676476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38193C, 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 #38193C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38193C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #38193C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38193c; }
.text { color: #38193c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38193c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 25 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38193c, #3c192f); }

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Questions

What color is #38193C?: #38193C is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38193C?: The RGB value is 56, 25, 60: 56 red, 25 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38193C?: The complementary color is #1D3C19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38193C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.