What color is #382B38?

#382B38 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382B38?

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

What is the complementary color of #382B38?

The complementary color is #2B382B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382B38 color

#382B38 rgb(56, 43, 56)

Shades of black

The hex color #382B38 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 13% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#382B38 color codes

HEX	`#382B38`
RGB	`rgb(56, 43, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 16.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 13%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 23%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.45, 8.79, -6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.45, 10.67, 325.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.208, 2.854, 4.122)`
Decimal	`3681080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382B38, 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 #382B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #382B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382b38; }
.text { color: #382b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 43 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382b38, #382b32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #382B38?: #382B38 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382B38?: The RGB value is 56, 43, 56: 56 red, 43 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382B38?: The complementary color is #2B382B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.