What color is #38353B?

#38353B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38353B?

The RGB value is 56, 53, 59: 56 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38353B?

The complementary color is #383B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38353B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38353B color

#38353B rgb(56, 53, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38353B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.8% green and 23.1% blue (56, 53, 59).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#38353B color codes

HEX	`#38353B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 53, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.8%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 10%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 10%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.66, 2.7, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.66, 4.25, 309.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.693, 3.703, 4.657)`
Decimal	`3683643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38353B, 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 #38353B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38353B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #38353B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38353b; }
.text { color: #38353b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38353b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 53 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38353b, #3b353b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #38353B?: #38353B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Moonless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38353B?: The RGB value is 56, 53, 59: 56 red, 53 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38353B?: The complementary color is #383B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38353B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.