What color is #383244?

#383244 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 #383244?

The RGB value is 56, 50, 68: 56 red, 50 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383244?

The complementary color is #3E4432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383244?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383244 color

#383244 rgb(56, 50, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383244 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 19.6% green and 26.7% blue (56, 50, 68).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% 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 12.3:1).

#383244 color codes

HEX	`#383244`
RGB	`rgb(56, 50, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 19.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 26%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.09, 7.03, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.09, 12.41, 304.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.815, 3.539, 5.95)`
Decimal	`3682884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383244, 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 #383244	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383244 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #383244 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383244; }
.text { color: #383244; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383244; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 50 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383244, #413244); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #383244?: #383244 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 #383244?: The RGB value is 56, 50, 68: 56 red, 50 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383244?: The complementary color is #3E4432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383244?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.