What color is #383243?

#383243 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 #383243?

The RGB value is 56, 50, 67: 56 red, 50 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383243?

The complementary color is #3D4332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383243?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383243 color

#383243 rgb(56, 50, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383243 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 19.6% green and 26.3% blue (56, 50, 67).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#383243 color codes

HEX	`#383243`
RGB	`rgb(56, 50, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 19.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 25%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.04, 6.76, -9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.04, 11.76, 305.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.784, 3.527, 5.791)`
Decimal	`3682883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383243, 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 #383243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #383243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383243; }
.text { color: #383243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 50 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383243, #413243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #383243?: #383243 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 #383243?: The RGB value is 56, 50, 67: 56 red, 50 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383243?: The complementary color is #3D4332, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383243?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.