What color is #383C3B?

#383C3B 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 #383C3B?

The RGB value is 56, 60, 59: 56 red, 60 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383C3B?

The complementary color is #3C3839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383C3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383C3B color

#383C3B rgb(56, 60, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383C3B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.5% green and 23.1% blue (56, 60, 59).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 3% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Wet Concrete (#353838), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#383C3B color codes

HEX	`#383C3B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 60, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 3%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 7%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.92, -1.92, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.92, 1.92, 179)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.036, 4.388, 4.771)`
Decimal	`3685435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383C3B, 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 #383C3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383C3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #383C3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383c3b; }
.text { color: #383c3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383c3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 60 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383c3b, #383b3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #383C3B?: #383C3B 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 #383C3B?: The RGB value is 56, 60, 59: 56 red, 60 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383C3B?: The complementary color is #3C3839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383C3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.