What color is #382B33?

#382B33 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382B33?

The RGB value is 56, 43, 51: 56 red, 43 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382B33?

The complementary color is #2B3830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382B33 color

#382B33 rgb(56, 43, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #382B33 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 16.9% green and 20% blue (56, 43, 51).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#382B33 color codes

HEX	`#382B33`
RGB	`rgb(56, 43, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 16.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 23%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.26, 7.65, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.26, 8.17, 339.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.092, 2.808, 3.51)`
Decimal	`3681075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382B33, 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 #382B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #382B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382b33; }
.text { color: #382b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 43 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382b33, #382b2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #382B33?: #382B33 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382B33?: The RGB value is 56, 43, 51: 56 red, 43 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382B33?: The complementary color is #2B3830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.