What color is #383542?

#383542 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 #383542?

The RGB value is 56, 53, 66: 56 red, 53 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383542?

The complementary color is #3F4235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383542?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383542 color

#383542 rgb(56, 53, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383542 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.8% green and 25.9% blue (56, 53, 66).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 11% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#383542 color codes

HEX	`#383542`
RGB	`rgb(56, 53, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 11%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 20%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.93, 4.46, -7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.93, 8.81, 300.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.887, 3.78, 5.678)`
Decimal	`3683650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383542, 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 #383542	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383542 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #383542 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383542; }
.text { color: #383542; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383542; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 53 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383542, #3e3542); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #383542?: #383542 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 #383542?: The RGB value is 56, 53, 66: 56 red, 53 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383542?: The complementary color is #3F4235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383542?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.