What color is #383933?

#383933 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383933?

The RGB value is 56, 57, 51: 56 red, 57 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383933?

The complementary color is #343339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383933?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383933 color

#383933 rgb(56, 57, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383933 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22.4% green and 20% blue (56, 57, 51).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 6% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#383933 color codes

HEX	`#383933`
RGB	`rgb(56, 57, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 6%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 11%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.69, -1.76, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.69, 4, 116.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.691, 4.006, 3.71)`
Decimal	`3684659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383933, 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 #383933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #383933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383933; }
.text { color: #383933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 57 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383933, #353933); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #383933?: #383933 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383933?: The RGB value is 56, 57, 51: 56 red, 57 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383933?: The complementary color is #343339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383933?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.