What color is #382C3A?

#382C3A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382C3A?

The RGB value is 56, 44, 58: 56 red, 44 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382C3A?

The complementary color is #2E3A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382C3A color

#382C3A rgb(56, 44, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #382C3A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 17.3% green and 22.7% blue (56, 44, 58).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#382C3A color codes

HEX	`#382C3A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 44, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 17.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 24%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 24%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.83, 8.58, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.83, 10.97, 321.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.295, 2.948, 4.398)`
Decimal	`3681338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382C3A, 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 #382C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #382C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382c3a; }
.text { color: #382c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 44 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382c3a, #3a2c35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #382C3A?: #382C3A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382C3A?: The RGB value is 56, 44, 58: 56 red, 44 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382C3A?: The complementary color is #2E3A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.