What color is #38202C?

#38202C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38202C?

The RGB value is 56, 32, 44: 56 red, 32 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38202C?

The complementary color is #20382C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38202C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38202C color

#38202C rgb(56, 32, 44)

Shades of red

The hex color #38202C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 12.5% green and 17.3% blue (56, 32, 44).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 27% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 21% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#38202C color codes

HEX	`#38202C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 32, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 12.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 27%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 43%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 21%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.78, 13.72, -3.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.78, 14.07, 347.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.602, 2.056, 2.642)`
Decimal	`3678252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38202C, 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 #38202C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38202C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #38202C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38202c; }
.text { color: #38202c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38202c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 32 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38202c, #382020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #38202C?: #38202C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38202C?: The RGB value is 56, 32, 44: 56 red, 32 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38202C?: The complementary color is #20382C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38202C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.