What color is #38363A?

#38363A 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 #38363A?

The RGB value is 56, 54, 58: 56 red, 54 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38363A?

The complementary color is #383A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38363A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38363A color

#38363A rgb(56, 54, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38363A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.2% green and 22.7% blue (56, 54, 58).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 4% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Night (#3C393D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#38363A color codes

HEX	`#38363A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 54, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 4%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 7%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.95, 1.79, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.95, 2.83, 309.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.714, 3.785, 4.537)`
Decimal	`3683898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38363A, 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 #38363A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38363A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #38363A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38363a; }
.text { color: #38363a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38363a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 54 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38363a, #3a363a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #38363A?: #38363A 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 #38363A?: The RGB value is 56, 54, 58: 56 red, 54 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38363A?: The complementary color is #383A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38363A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.