What color is #38303A?

#38303A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38303A?

The RGB value is 56, 48, 58: 56 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38303A?

The complementary color is #323A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38303A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38303A color

#38303A rgb(56, 48, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38303A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18.8% green and 22.7% blue (56, 48, 58).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 9% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#38303A color codes

HEX	`#38303A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 48, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 9%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 17%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 17%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.06, 5.84, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.06, 7.69, 319.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.451, 3.26, 4.45)`
Decimal	`3682362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38303A, 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 #38303A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38303A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #38303A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38303a; }
.text { color: #38303a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38303a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 48 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38303a, #3a3037); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #38303A?: #38303A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38303A?: The RGB value is 56, 48, 58: 56 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38303A?: The complementary color is #323A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38303A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.