What color is #383141?

#383141 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 #383141?

The RGB value is 56, 49, 65: 56 red, 49 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383141?

The complementary color is #3A4131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383141 color

#383141 rgb(56, 49, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383141 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 19.2% green and 25.5% blue (56, 49, 65).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 14% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#383141 color codes

HEX	`#383141`
RGB	`rgb(56, 49, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 19.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 14%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.65, 6.92, -8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.65, 11.24, 307.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.683, 3.419, 5.466)`
Decimal	`3682625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383141, 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 #383141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #383141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383141; }
.text { color: #383141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 49 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383141, #403141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #383141?: #383141 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 #383141?: The RGB value is 56, 49, 65: 56 red, 49 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383141?: The complementary color is #3A4131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.