What color is #382F41?

#382F41 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382F41?

The RGB value is 56, 47, 65: 56 red, 47 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382F41?

The complementary color is #38412F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382F41 color

#382F41 rgb(56, 47, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #382F41 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18.4% green and 25.5% blue (56, 47, 65).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 16% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#382F41 color codes

HEX	`#382F41`
RGB	`rgb(56, 47, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 16%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 28%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.04, 8.29, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.04, 12.83, 310.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.601, 3.255, 5.439)`
Decimal	`3682113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382F41, 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 #382F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #382F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382f41; }
.text { color: #382f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 47 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382f41, #412f41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #382F41?: #382F41 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382F41?: The RGB value is 56, 47, 65: 56 red, 47 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382F41?: The complementary color is #38412F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.