Information about #383E3D color

#383E3D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#383E3D falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 62, 61) — 22% red, 24.3% green, 23.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 0 / 76. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#383E3D is a softly muted balanced grey tone that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rusty Storeroom (#3A403B). Slightly further away sit Mine Shaft (#373E41) and Atom (#373A3C).

In RGB terms — rgb(56, 62, 61) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #383E3D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#383E3D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#383E3D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#383E3D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#2C3130

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#212424

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Black

#000000

#383E3D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#454B4A

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#535857

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#616565

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#707272

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Grey

#808080

#383E3D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#37393D

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#373D3A

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#373D37

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#393D37

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#383E3D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#3E3839
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#3E3A38
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#3E383C
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#3D383E
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#3E3D38
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#38393E
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#3E3839
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#3E3D38
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#3A383E
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#3E3839
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#3C3E38
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Nearest named colors to #383E3D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rusty Storeroom color link
Rusty Storeroom

#3A403B

Mine Shaft color link
Mine Shaft

#373E41

Atom color link
Atom

#373A3C

Baltic Sea color link
Baltic Sea

#3C3D3E

Double Gravel color link
Double Gravel

#3A3C39

Fuscous Grey color link
Fuscous Grey

#3C3B3C

Onando color link
Onando

#364141

Metallic Charcoal color link
Metallic Charcoal

#343B40

Possessed color link
Possessed

#373B38

Mirage color link
Mirage

#373F43

Jurassic color link
Jurassic

#37443E

Zeus color link
Zeus

#3B3C38

#383E3D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#383E3D
  • RGB56, 62, 61
  • CMYK2, 0, 0, 76
  • CSSrgb(56, 62, 61)
  • HSL170°, 5%, 23%
  • HSL Precise170°, 5.085%, 23.137%
  • HSV170°, 10%, 24%
  • HSB170°, 10%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.243, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.243, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.243, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID383E3D
  • DECIMAL ID3685949
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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