What color is #382236?

#382236 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382236?

The RGB value is 56, 34, 54: 56 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382236?

The complementary color is #223824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382236 color

#382236 rgb(56, 34, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #382236 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 13.3% green and 21.2% blue (56, 34, 54).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 24% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 4% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#382236 color codes

HEX	`#382236`
RGB	`rgb(56, 34, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 13.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 24%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 39%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 4%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.75, 14.49, -8.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.75, 16.92, 328.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.869, 2.251, 3.773)`
Decimal	`3678774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382236, 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 #382236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #382236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382236; }
.text { color: #382236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 34 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382236, #38222b); }

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Questions

What color is #382236?: #382236 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382236?: The RGB value is 56, 34, 54: 56 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382236?: The complementary color is #223824, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.