Information about #38142B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#38142B is a confidently colored rose that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Ab Fab (#321B2F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chocolate Kisses (#3C1421) and Spitfire (#381921).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(56, 20, 43)), which gives #38142B its character. If you plan to put text on a #38142B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 16.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#38142B color variations
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#38142B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#38142B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#38142B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#38142B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#38142B color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #38142B color
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Nearest named colors to #38142B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#321B2F
#3C1421
#381921
#43182F
#3C202C
#301934
#401A22
#2F1D25
#3C2126
#3E2025
#332033
#2A1624
#38142B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#38142B
- RGB56, 20, 43
- CMYK0, 14, 5, 78
- CSSrgb(56, 20, 43)
- HSL322°, 47%, 15%
- HSL Precise321.667°, 47.368%, 14.902%
- HSV322°, 64%, 22%
- HSB322°, 64%, 22%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
- GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.078, 0.169)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.078, 0.169, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.078, 0.169)
- Percentage of Red in RGB22%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID38142B
- DECIMAL ID3675179
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
