What color is #383231?

#383231 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383231?

The RGB value is 56, 50, 49: 56 red, 50 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383231?

The complementary color is #313738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383231 color

#383231 rgb(56, 50, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383231 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 19.6% green and 19.2% blue (56, 50, 49).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 7% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is After Dark (#3C3535), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#383231 color codes

HEX	`#383231`
RGB	`rgb(56, 50, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 19.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 7%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 12%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.37, 2.46, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.37, 2.94, 33.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.326, 3.344, 3.375)`
Decimal	`3682865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383231, 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 #383231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #383231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383231; }
.text { color: #383231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 50 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383231, #383531); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #383231?: #383231 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383231?: The RGB value is 56, 50, 49: 56 red, 50 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383231?: The complementary color is #313738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.