What color is #382437?

#382437 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 #382437?

The RGB value is 56, 36, 55: 56 red, 36 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382437?

The complementary color is #243825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382437 color

#382437 rgb(56, 36, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #382437 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 14.1% green and 21.6% blue (56, 36, 55).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 22% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 2% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#382437 color codes

HEX	`#382437`
RGB	`rgb(56, 36, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 14.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 22%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 36%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 2%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.36, 13.36, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.36, 15.84, 327.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.951, 2.378, 3.917)`
Decimal	`3679287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382437, 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 #382437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #382437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382437; }
.text { color: #382437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 36 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382437, #38242d); }

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Questions

What color is #382437?: #382437 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 #382437?: The RGB value is 56, 36, 55: 56 red, 36 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382437?: The complementary color is #243825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.