What color is #383B37?

#383B37 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383B37?

The RGB value is 56, 59, 55: 56 red, 59 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383B37?

The complementary color is #3A373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383B37 color

#383B37 rgb(56, 59, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383B37 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.1% green and 21.6% blue (56, 59, 55).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 4% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Onyx (#353935), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#383B37 color codes

HEX	`#383B37`
RGB	`rgb(56, 59, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 4%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 7%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.46, -2.19, 2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.46, 2.99, 137.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.884, 4.245, 4.228)`
Decimal	`3685175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383B37, 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 #383B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #383B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383b37; }
.text { color: #383b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 59 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383b37, #373b38); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #383B37?: #383B37 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383B37?: The RGB value is 56, 59, 55: 56 red, 59 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383B37?: The complementary color is #3A373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.