Recognised as Colour
#383E3D
- #383E3D
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#383E3D is a grey with RGB values 56, 62, 61 and HSL 170°, 5%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#383E3D#383E3D
HEX#383E3D
RGBrgb(56, 62, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2431, 0.2392
RGB percentages22%, 24.3%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(170, 5.1%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170, 9.7%, 24.3%)
CMYK9.7%, 0%, 1.6%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,685,949
CSS custom property--colour: #383E3D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#C7C1C2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E3839
Analogous#383E3A, #383C3E
Triadic#3D383E, #3E3D38
Split complementary#3E383C, #3E3A38
Tetradic#3A383E, #3E3839, #3C3E38
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G62
B61
Red56 (22%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue170°
Saturation (HSL)5.08%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G 3E · B 3D
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