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Colour

#38323A

  • #38323A
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#38323A is a grey with RGB values 56, 50, 58 and HSL 285°, 7%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#38323A#38323A
HEX#38323A
RGBrgb(56, 50, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1961, 0.2275
RGB percentages22%, 19.6%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(285, 7.4%, 21.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 13.8%, 22.7%)
CMYK3.4%, 13.8%, 0%, 77.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,682,874
CSS custom property--colour: #38323A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#C7CDC5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#31343Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#32343Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#383335no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8Black · ΔE 22.5Dim grey · ΔE 23.5Gray · ΔE 32.5Slate grey · ΔE 32.5Light slate grey · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#343A32
Analogous#34323A, #3A3238
Triadic#3A3832, #323A38
Split complementary#383A32, #323A34
Tetradic#3A3432, #343A32, #32383A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A095A3
Lighter +30%#87798C
Lighter +20%#6D6171
Lighter +10%#524A55
Darker −10%#1E1A1F
Darker −20%#030303
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3F2548
Less saturated −25%#363636

Channel breakdown

R56
G50
B58
Red56 (22%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)7.41%
Lightness21.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 32 · B 3A

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