What color is #382E32?

#382E32 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382E32?

The RGB value is 56, 46, 50: 56 red, 46 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382E32?

The complementary color is #2E3834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382E32 color

#382E32 rgb(56, 46, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #382E32 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18% green and 19.6% blue (56, 46, 50).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 11% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#382E32 color codes

HEX	`#382E32`
RGB	`rgb(56, 46, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 11%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.14, 5.38, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.14, 5.45, 350.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.184, 3.025, 3.433)`
Decimal	`3681842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382E32, 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 #382E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	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 #382E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382e32; }
.text { color: #382e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 46 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382e32, #382f2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #382E32?: #382E32 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382E32?: The RGB value is 56, 46, 50: 56 red, 46 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382E32?: The complementary color is #2E3834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.