#38232E
Jet · very dark warm pink
About #38232E
#38232E is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 14% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 12.5); Espresso comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #23382D — a dark green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #38232E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 14.50:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.50:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #38232E?
#38232E is a muted, very dark shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 14% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #38232E?
Use white text. White on #38232E has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #38232E?
Its complementary colour is #23382D, and analogous partners are #382338 and #382324.