What color is #383440?

#383440 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383440?

The RGB value is 56, 52, 64: 56 red, 52 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383440?

The complementary color is #3C4034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383440 color

#383440 rgb(56, 52, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383440 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.4% green and 25.1% blue (56, 52, 64).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 10% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#383440 color codes

HEX	`#383440`
RGB	`rgb(56, 52, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 10%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 19%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 19%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.54, 4.62, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.54, 8.26, 304.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.784, 3.667, 5.358)`
Decimal	`3683392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383440, 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 #383440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #383440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383440; }
.text { color: #383440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 52 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383440, #3e3440); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #383440?: #383440 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383440?: The RGB value is 56, 52, 64: 56 red, 52 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383440?: The complementary color is #3C4034, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.