Information about #383431 color

#383431 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#383431 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(56, 52, 49) — 22% red, 20.4% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 3 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #383431 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Indigo Ink Brown (#393432). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dull Charcoal (#383532) and Gondola (#373332).

In RGB terms — rgb(56, 52, 49) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #383431: 12.3:1 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. #383431 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#383431 color variations

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

#383431 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#383431 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#383431 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#383431 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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#383431 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #383431

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

Indigo Ink Brown color link
Indigo Ink Brown

#393432

Dull Charcoal color link
Dull Charcoal

#383532

Gondola color link
Gondola

#373332

Kilamanjaro color link
Kilamanjaro

#3A3532

Half Bokara Grey color link
Half Bokara Grey

#353333

Half Diesel color link
Half Diesel

#353131

Oil color link
Oil

#3B3131

Barbecue color link
Barbecue

#363030

Touch Wood color link
Touch Wood

#3A372E

Triple Dune color link
Triple Dune

#3A3833

Jet color link
Jet

#343434

Black Pepper color link
Black Pepper

#3C3731

#383431 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#383431
  • RGB56, 52, 49
  • CMYK0, 2, 3, 78
  • CSSrgb(56, 52, 49)
  • HSL26°, 7%, 21%
  • HSL Precise25.714°, 6.667%, 20.588%
  • HSV26°, 13%, 22%
  • HSB26°, 13%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.204, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.204, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.204, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID383431
  • DECIMAL ID3683377
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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