#383232#383232

#383232 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.009 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#383232
RGB	rgb(56, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 6%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(0, 11%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 10.7%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.40, 2.67, 0.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.40, 2.84, 19.98°)
OKLab	oklab(32.35% 0.0082 0.0026)
OKLCH	oklch(32.35% 0.009 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.3472, 3.3523, 3.4877)
Luminance	0.0335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#383232 #323838

analogous

#383235 #383232 #383532

triadic

#383232 #323832 #323238

tetradic

#383232 #353832 #323838 #353238

square

#383232 #353832 #323838 #353238

split-complementary

#383232 #323835 #323538

monochromatic

#100E0E #181515 #383232 #584F4F #796C6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.57

#383232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#383232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #383232

12.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##383232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##383232	1.00	12.57	1.67	12.57
#FFFFFF	12.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#333332

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#343432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#393132

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #383232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.009 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e6969',
    500: '#383232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #383232;
$custom-light: #6e6969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#383232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 5.66,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32345,
    "c": 0.0086,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#383232

secondary

#5F6767

accent

#AFAF79

background

#F6F6F6

surface

#EBEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#070606

muted

#7A7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #383232

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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