What color is #38353C?

#38353C 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 #38353C?

The RGB value is 56, 53, 60: 56 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38353C?

The complementary color is #393C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38353C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38353C color

#38353C rgb(56, 53, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38353C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.8% green and 23.5% blue (56, 53, 60).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 6% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#38353C color codes

HEX	`#38353C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 53, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 6%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 12%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.7, 2.94, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.7, 4.89, 307.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.719, 3.713, 4.795)`
Decimal	`3683644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38353C, 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 #38353C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38353C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #38353C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38353c; }
.text { color: #38353c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38353c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 53 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38353c, #3b353c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #38353C?: #38353C 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 #38353C?: The RGB value is 56, 53, 60: 56 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38353C?: The complementary color is #393C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38353C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.