What color is #383D3E?

#383D3E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383D3E?

The RGB value is 56, 61, 62: 56 red, 61 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383D3E?

The complementary color is #3E3938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383D3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383D3E color

#383D3E rgb(56, 61, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383D3E is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.9% green and 24.3% blue (56, 61, 62).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 5% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Tamahagane (#3B3F40), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#383D3E color codes

HEX	`#383D3E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 61, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 5%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 10%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.34, -1.85, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.34, 2.29, 215.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.169, 4.526, 5.21)`
Decimal	`3685694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383D3E, 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 #383D3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383D3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #383D3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383d3e; }
.text { color: #383d3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383d3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 61 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383d3e, #383a3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #383D3E?: #383D3E is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383D3E?: The RGB value is 56, 61, 62: 56 red, 61 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383D3E?: The complementary color is #3E3938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383D3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.