What color is #382634?

#382634 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382634?

The RGB value is 56, 38, 52: 56 red, 38 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382634?

The complementary color is #26382A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382634 color

#382634 rgb(56, 38, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #382634 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 14.9% green and 20.4% blue (56, 38, 52).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 7% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#382634 color codes

HEX	`#382634`
RGB	`rgb(56, 38, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 14.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 32%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 7%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.81, 11.31, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.81, 12.68, 333.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.944, 2.475, 3.571)`
Decimal	`3679796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382634, 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 #382634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #382634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382634; }
.text { color: #382634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 38 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382634, #38262b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #382634?: #382634 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382634?: The RGB value is 56, 38, 52: 56 red, 38 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382634?: The complementary color is #26382A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.