Information about Dull Charcoal color

#383532 - Dull Charcoal color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#383532, known as "Dull Charcoal", falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 53, 50) — 22% red, 20.8% green, 19.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 2 / 78. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #383532 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Indigo Ink Brown (#393432). Slightly further away sit Kilamanjaro (#3A3532) and Gondola (#373332).

The recipe behind #383532 is rgb(56, 53, 50), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #383532: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Dull Charcoal" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Dull Charcoal color variations

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

Dull Charcoal color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Dull Charcoal

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#635D58

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#B3AEA9

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White

#FFFFFF

Dull Charcoal color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Dull Charcoal

#383532
#2D2A28

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#22201E

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#161514

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Black

#000000

Dull Charcoal color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Dull Charcoal

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#474441

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#565350

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Grey

#808080

Dull Charcoal 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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Dull Charcoal

#383532
#383232

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Dull Charcoal 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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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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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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Dull Charcoal

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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
#383532
Dull Charcoal

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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
#383532
Dull Charcoal

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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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Dull Charcoal

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Nearest named colors to Dull Charcoal

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Indigo Ink Brown color link
Indigo Ink Brown

#393432

Kilamanjaro color link
Kilamanjaro

#3A3532

Gondola color link
Gondola

#373332

Half Bokara Grey color link
Half Bokara Grey

#353333

Triple Dune color link
Triple Dune

#3A3833

Ironsand color link
Ironsand

#393735

Black Pepper color link
Black Pepper

#3C3731

Jet color link
Jet

#343434

Touch Wood color link
Touch Wood

#3A372E

Oil color link
Oil

#3B3131

Half Diesel color link
Half Diesel

#353131

Dna color link
Dna

#333633

Dull Charcoal color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#383532 - Dull Charcoal color image Dull Charcoal color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#383532 - Dull Charcoal color image Dull Charcoal color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#383532 - Dull Charcoal color image Dull Charcoal color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#383532
  • RGB56, 53, 50
  • CMYK0, 1, 2, 78
  • CSSrgb(56, 53, 50)
  • HSL30°, 6%, 21%
  • HSL Precise30°, 5.66%, 20.784%
  • HSV30°, 11%, 22%
  • HSB30°, 11%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.208, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.208, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.208, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID383532
  • DECIMAL ID3683634
  • Name Length13
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