What color is #382F39?

#382F39 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382F39?

The RGB value is 56, 47, 57: 56 red, 47 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382F39?

The complementary color is #30392F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382F39 color

#382F39 rgb(56, 47, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #382F39 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18.4% green and 22.4% blue (56, 47, 57).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#382F39 color codes

HEX	`#382F39`
RGB	`rgb(56, 47, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 18%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.71, 6.29, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.71, 7.93, 322.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.386, 3.169, 4.303)`
Decimal	`3682105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382F39, 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 #382F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #382F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382f39; }
.text { color: #382f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 47 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382f39, #392f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #382F39?: #382F39 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382F39?: The RGB value is 56, 47, 57: 56 red, 47 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382F39?: The complementary color is #30392F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.