#383238#383238

#383238 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.013 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#383238
RGB	rgb(56, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(300, 6%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(300, 11%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.61, 4.01, -2.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.61, 4.90, 324.94°)
OKLab	oklab(32.57% 0.011 -0.0075)
OKLCH	oklch(32.57% 0.013 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.4852, 3.4075, 4.2147)
Luminance	0.0341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#383238 #323832

analogous

#353238 #383238 #383235

triadic

#383238 #383832 #323838

tetradic

#383238 #383532 #323832 #323538

square

#383238 #383532 #323832 #323538

split-complementary

#383238 #353832 #323835

monochromatic

#100E10 #181518 #383238 #584F58 #796C79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.49

#383238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#383238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #383238

12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##383238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##383238	1.00	12.49	1.68	12.49
#FFFFFF	12.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#323338

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#333438

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#383234

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #383238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.013 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e696e',
    500: '#383238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #383238;
$custom-light: #6e696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#383238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 5.66,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32572,
    "c": 0.01334,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#383238

secondary

#5F675F

accent

#AF7979

background

#F6F6F6

surface

#EBEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#070607

muted

#7A7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #383238

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

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