What color is #38292F?

#38292F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38292F?

The RGB value is 56, 41, 47: 56 red, 41 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38292F?

The complementary color is #293832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38292F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38292F color

#38292F rgb(56, 41, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #38292F is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 16.1% green and 18.4% blue (56, 41, 47).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 16% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#38292F color codes

HEX	`#38292F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 41, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 16.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 27%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 16%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.51, 8.17, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.51, 8.26, 351.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.937, 2.632, 3.042)`
Decimal	`3680559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38292F, 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 #38292F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38292F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #38292F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38292f; }
.text { color: #38292f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38292f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 41 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38292f, #382b29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #38292F?: #38292F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38292F?: The RGB value is 56, 41, 47: 56 red, 41 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38292F?: The complementary color is #293832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38292F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.