What color is #383343?

#383343 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383343?

The RGB value is 56, 51, 67: 56 red, 51 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383343?

The complementary color is #3E4333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383343 color

#383343 rgb(56, 51, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383343 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20% green and 26.3% blue (56, 51, 67).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#383343 color codes

HEX	`#383343`
RGB	`rgb(56, 51, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 24%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 24%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.35, 6.08, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.35, 10.99, 303.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.828, 3.614, 5.805)`
Decimal	`3683139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383343, 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 #383343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #383343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383343; }
.text { color: #383343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 51 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383343, #403343); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #383343?: #383343 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383343?: The RGB value is 56, 51, 67: 56 red, 51 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383343?: The complementary color is #3E4333, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.