What color is #38193E?

#38193E 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 #38193E?

The RGB value is 56, 25, 62: 56 red, 25 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38193E?

The complementary color is #1F3E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38193E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38193E color

#38193E rgb(56, 25, 62)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 9.8% green and 24.3% blue (56, 25, 62).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#38193E color codes

HEX	`#38193E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 25, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 9.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 60%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 60%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.87, 22.26, -17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.87, 28.18, 322.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.848, 1.884, 4.77)`
Decimal	`3676478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38193E, 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 #38193E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38193E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #38193E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38193e; }
.text { color: #38193e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38193e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 25 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38193e, #3e1932); }

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Questions

What color is #38193E?: #38193E 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 #38193E?: The RGB value is 56, 25, 62: 56 red, 25 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38193E?: The complementary color is #1F3E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38193E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.