Information about #383038 color

#383038 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #383038 belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(56, 48, 56) (22% red, 18.8% green, 22% blue), or CMYK 0 / 3 / 0 / 78 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#383038 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Valentino (#382C38). Slightly further away sit Caffeine (#3C3135) and Goth Girl Hair Black (#323136).

The recipe behind #383038 is rgb(56, 48, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #383038: 12.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #383038 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#383038 color variations

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

#383038 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#383038 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#383038 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#383038 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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#332E37

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#302E37

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#2E3037

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#383038 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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#2F372F
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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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#2F3733
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#33372F
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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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#332F37
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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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#37372F
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#2F3737
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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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#372F2F
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#2F3737
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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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#37332F
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#2F372F
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#2F3337
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Nearest named colors to #383038

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

Valentino color link
Valentino

#382C38

Caffeine color link
Caffeine

#3C3135

Goth Girl Hair Black color link
Goth Girl Hair Black

#323136

Half Barbecue color link
Half Barbecue

#3C3537

Half Bokara Grey color link
Half Bokara Grey

#353333

Woody Bay color link
Woody Bay

#33343A

Blackadder color link
Blackadder

#382D32

Vintage Charcoal color link
Vintage Charcoal

#333436

Gondola color link
Gondola

#373332

Passion color link
Passion

#3B2A39

Jet color link
Jet

#343434

Catch color link
Catch

#34343C

#383038 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#383038 color image #383038 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#383038 color image #383038 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#383038
  • RGB56, 48, 56
  • CMYK0, 3, 0, 78
  • CSSrgb(56, 48, 56)
  • HSL300°, 8%, 20%
  • HSL Precise300°, 7.692%, 20.392%
  • HSV300°, 14%, 22%
  • HSB300°, 14%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.188, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.188, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.188, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID383038
  • DECIMAL ID3682360
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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