What color is #38413A?

#38413A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38413A?

The RGB value is 56, 65, 58: 56 red, 65 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38413A?

The complementary color is #41383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38413A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38413A color

#38413A rgb(56, 65, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38413A is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 25.5% green and 22.7% blue (56, 65, 58).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 7% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#38413A color codes

HEX	`#38413A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 65, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 25.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 7%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 14%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.53, -5.35, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.53, 6.14, 150.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.285, 4.927, 4.727)`
Decimal	`3686714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38413A, 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 #38413A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38413A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #38413A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38413a; }
.text { color: #38413a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38413a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 65 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38413a, #38413e); }

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Questions

What color is #38413A?: #38413A is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38413A?: The RGB value is 56, 65, 58: 56 red, 65 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38413A?: The complementary color is #41383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38413A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.