Information about #38342E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#38342E presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — one that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Touch Wood (#3A372E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Canopy (#35332C) and Indigo Ink Brown (#393432).
The recipe behind #38342E is rgb(56, 52, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #38342E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.7:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #38342E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#38342E color variations
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#38342E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#38342E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#38342E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#38342E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#38342E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #38342E color
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Nearest named colors to #38342E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3A372E
#35332C
#393432
#383532
#373332
#37312B
#34322D
#3A3532
#363030
#3A302C
#33332D
#353131
#38342E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#38342E
- RGB56, 52, 46
- CMYK0, 2, 4, 78
- CSSrgb(56, 52, 46)
- HSL36°, 10%, 20%
- HSL Precise36°, 9.804%, 20%
- HSV36°, 18%, 22%
- HSB36°, 18%, 22%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.204
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
- GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.204, 0.180)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.204, 0.180, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.204, 0.180)
- Percentage of Red in RGB22%
- Percentage of Green in RGB20.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID38342E
- DECIMAL ID3683374
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers30 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
