What color is #383A3B?

#383A3B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Wet Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383A3B?

The RGB value is 56, 58, 59: 56 red, 58 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383A3B?

The complementary color is #3B3938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383A3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383A3B color

#383A3B rgb(56, 58, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383A3B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22.7% green and 23.1% blue (56, 58, 59).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 3% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Wet Concrete (#353838), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#383A3B color codes

HEX	`#383A3B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 58, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 3%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 5%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.27, -0.62, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.27, 1.1, 236.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.933, 4.183, 4.737)`
Decimal	`3684923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383A3B, 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 #383A3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383A3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #383A3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383a3b; }
.text { color: #383a3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383a3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 58 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383a3b, #38393b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #383A3B?: #383A3B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Wet Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383A3B?: The RGB value is 56, 58, 59: 56 red, 58 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383A3B?: The complementary color is #3B3938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383A3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.