What color is #382C45?

#382C45 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382C45?

The RGB value is 56, 44, 69: 56 red, 44 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382C45?

The complementary color is #39452C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382C45 color

#382C45 rgb(56, 44, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #382C45 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 17.3% green and 27.1% blue (56, 44, 69).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 22% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#382C45 color codes

HEX	`#382C45`
RGB	`rgb(56, 44, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 17.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 22%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 36%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 36%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.33, 11.41, -13.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.33, 17.76, 309.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.606, 3.072, 6.032)`
Decimal	`3681349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382C45, 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 #382C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #382C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382c45; }
.text { color: #382c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 44 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382c45, #442c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #382C45?: #382C45 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382C45?: The RGB value is 56, 44, 69: 56 red, 44 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382C45?: The complementary color is #39452C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.