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Colour

#383B3E

  • #383B3E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#383B3E is a grey with RGB values 56, 59, 62 and HSL 210°, 5%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#383B3E#383B3E
HEX#383B3E
RGBrgb(56, 59, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2314, 0.2431
RGB percentages22%, 23.1%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(210, 5.1%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 9.7%, 24.3%)
CMYK9.7%, 4.8%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,685,182
CSS custom property--colour: #383B3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.27:1
Contrast with white11.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#C7C4C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A3B3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#393A3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#373C3Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13Dim grey · ΔE 19.9Black · ΔE 24.8Gray · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 29.4Light slate grey · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E3B38
Analogous#383E3E, #38383E
Triadic#3E383B, #3B3E38
Split complementary#3E3838, #3E3E38
Tetradic#3E383E, #3E3B38, #383E38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CA1A6
Lighter +30%#81888E
Lighter +20%#686E74
Lighter +10%#505559
Darker −10%#202223
Darker −20%#080808
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#293B4D
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R56
G59
B62
Red56 (22%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)5.08%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 3B · B 3E

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