What color is #383A40?

#383A40 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383A40?

The RGB value is 56, 58, 64: 56 red, 58 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383A40?

The complementary color is #403E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383A40 color

#383A40 rgb(56, 58, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383A40 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22.7% green and 25.1% blue (56, 58, 64).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 7% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is After Midnight (#38393F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#383A40 color codes

HEX	`#383A40`
RGB	`rgb(56, 58, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 7%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 13%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.44, 0.6, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.44, 4.04, 278.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.069, 4.237, 5.453)`
Decimal	`3684928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383A40, 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 #383A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #383A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383a40; }
.text { color: #383a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 58 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383a40, #3a3840); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #383A40?: #383A40 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383A40?: The RGB value is 56, 58, 64: 56 red, 58 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383A40?: The complementary color is #403E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.