Color #3B3838

In the Register's classification, #3B3838 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(59, 56, 56) (23.1% red, 22% green, 22% blue), or CMYK 0 / 1 / 1 / 77 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #3B3838 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Smoky Charcoal (#3B3737). Its next-closest registered neighbors are HLH SG Grey (#383838) and Half Barbecue (#3C3537).

In RGB terms — rgb(59, 56, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #3B3838 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:77), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.