What color is #382937?

#382937 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382937?

The RGB value is 56, 41, 55: 56 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382937?

The complementary color is #29382A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382937 color

#382937 rgb(56, 41, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #382937 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 16.1% green and 21.6% blue (56, 41, 55).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 2% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#382937 color codes

HEX	`#382937`
RGB	`rgb(56, 41, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 16.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 27%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.81, 9.93, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.81, 11.77, 327.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.113, 2.703, 3.971)`
Decimal	`3680567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382937, 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 #382937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #382937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382937; }
.text { color: #382937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 41 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382937, #382930); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #382937?: #382937 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382937?: The RGB value is 56, 41, 55: 56 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382937?: The complementary color is #29382A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.