What color is #383E36?

#383E36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383E36?

The RGB value is 56, 62, 54: 56 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383E36?

The complementary color is #3C363E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383E36 color

#383E36 rgb(56, 62, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383E36 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.3% green and 21.2% blue (56, 62, 54).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 7% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Onyx (#353935), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#383E36 color codes

HEX	`#383E36`
RGB	`rgb(56, 62, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 7%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 13%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.42, -4.33, 4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.42, 5.95, 136.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.019, 4.552, 4.156)`
Decimal	`3685942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383E36, 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 #383E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #383E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383e36; }
.text { color: #383e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 62 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383e36, #363e38); }

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Questions

What color is #383E36?: #383E36 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383E36?: The RGB value is 56, 62, 54: 56 red, 62 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383E36?: The complementary color is #3C363E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.