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Recognised as Colour

#383E3E

  • #383E3E
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#383E3E is a grey with RGB values 56, 62, 62 and HSL 180°, 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

#383E3E#383E3E
HEX#383E3E
RGBrgb(56, 62, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2431, 0.2431
RGB percentages22%, 24.3%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(180, 5.1%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 9.7%, 24.3%)
CMYK9.7%, 0%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,685,950
CSS custom property--colour: #383E3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#C7C1C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D3D3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C3C3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#363E3Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 11.2Dim grey · ΔE 18.9Black · ΔE 25.8Gray · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 28.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 11.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E3838
Analogous#383E3B, #383B3E
Triadic#3E383E, #3E3E38
Split complementary#3E383B, #3E3B38
Tetradic#3B383E, #3E3838, #3B3E38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CA6A6
Lighter +30%#818E8E
Lighter +20%#687474
Lighter +10%#505959
Darker −10%#202323
Darker −20%#080808
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#294D4D
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R56
G62
B62
Red56 (22%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)5.08%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 3E · B 3E

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