What color is #38212D?

#38212D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38212D?

The RGB value is 56, 33, 45: 56 red, 33 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38212D?

The complementary color is #21382C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38212D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38212D color

#38212D rgb(56, 33, 45)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38212D is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 12.9% green and 17.6% blue (56, 33, 45).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 26% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 20% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#38212D color codes

HEX	`#38212D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 33, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 12.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 26%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 41%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 20%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.1, 13.24, -3.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.1, 13.66, 345.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.648, 2.118, 2.751)`
Decimal	`3678509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38212D, 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 #38212D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38212D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #38212D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38212d; }
.text { color: #38212d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38212d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 33 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38212d, #382122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #38212D?: #38212D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38212D?: The RGB value is 56, 33, 45: 56 red, 33 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38212D?: The complementary color is #21382C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38212D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.