What color is #381B2C?

#381B2C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #381B2C?

The RGB value is 56, 27, 44: 56 red, 27 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381B2C?

The complementary color is #1B3827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381B2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381B2C color

#381B2C rgb(56, 27, 44)

Shades of purple

The hex color #381B2C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 10.6% green and 17.3% blue (56, 27, 44).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 21% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#381B2C color codes

HEX	`#381B2C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 27, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 10.6%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 52%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 21%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.44, 17.05, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.44, 17.8, 343.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.477, 1.807, 2.601)`
Decimal	`3676972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381B2C, 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 #381B2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381B2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #381B2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381b2c; }
.text { color: #381b2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381b2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 27 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381b2c, #381b1e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #381B2C?: #381B2C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #381B2C?: The RGB value is 56, 27, 44: 56 red, 27 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381B2C?: The complementary color is #1B3827, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381B2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.