What color is #382F43?

#382F43 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382F43?

The RGB value is 56, 47, 67: 56 red, 47 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382F43?

The complementary color is #3A432F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382F43 color

#382F43 rgb(56, 47, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #382F43 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18.4% green and 26.3% blue (56, 47, 67).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#382F43 color codes

HEX	`#382F43`
RGB	`rgb(56, 47, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 30%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 30%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.13, 8.81, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.13, 14.11, 308.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.66, 3.279, 5.749)`
Decimal	`3682115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382F43, 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 #382F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #382F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382f43; }
.text { color: #382f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 47 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382f43, #422f43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #382F43?: #382F43 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382F43?: The RGB value is 56, 47, 67: 56 red, 47 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382F43?: The complementary color is #3A432F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.