Colour
#38383C
- #38383C
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#38383C is a grey with RGB values 56, 56, 60 and HSL 240°, 3%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#38383C#38383C
HEX#38383C
RGBrgb(56, 56, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2196, 0.2353
RGB percentages22%, 22%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(240, 3.4%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 6.7%, 23.5%)
CMYK6.7%, 6.7%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,684,412
CSS custom property--colour: #38383C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.67:1
Contrast with white11.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#C7C7C3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3C3C38
Analogous#383A3C, #3A383C
Triadic#3C3838, #383C38
Split complementary#3C3A38, #3A3C38
Tetradic#3C383A, #3C3C38, #383C3A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G56
B60
Red56 (22%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)3.45%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 38 · B 3C
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