What color is #383C3F?

#383C3F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383C3F?

The RGB value is 56, 60, 63: 56 red, 60 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383C3F?

The complementary color is #3F3B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383C3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383C3F color

#383C3F rgb(56, 60, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383C3F is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.5% green and 24.7% blue (56, 60, 63).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 6% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Tamahagane (#3B3F40), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#383C3F color codes

HEX	`#383C3F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 60, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 6%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 11%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.05, -0.96, -2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.05, 2.61, 248.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.144, 4.431, 5.339)`
Decimal	`3685439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383C3F, 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 #383C3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383C3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #383C3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383c3f; }
.text { color: #383c3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383c3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 60 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383c3f, #38383f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #383C3F?: #383C3F is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383C3F?: The RGB value is 56, 60, 63: 56 red, 60 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383C3F?: The complementary color is #3F3B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383C3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.