What color is #381E3B?

#381E3B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #381E3B?

The RGB value is 56, 30, 59: 56 red, 30 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381E3B?

The complementary color is #213B1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381E3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381E3B color

#381E3B rgb(56, 30, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #381E3B is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 11.8% green and 23.1% blue (56, 30, 59).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 33% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#381E3B color codes

HEX	`#381E3B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 30, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 11.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 33%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 49%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 49%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.93, 18.34, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.93, 22.78, 323.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.884, 2.085, 4.387)`
Decimal	`3677755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381E3B, 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 #381E3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381E3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #381E3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381e3b; }
.text { color: #381e3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381e3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 30 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381e3b, #3b1e30); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #381E3B?: #381E3B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #381E3B?: The RGB value is 56, 30, 59: 56 red, 30 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381E3B?: The complementary color is #213B1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381E3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.