Information about #383939 color

#383939 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#383939 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(56, 57, 57) — 22% red, 22.4% green, 22.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#383939 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from HLH SG Grey (#383838). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Botany Bay (#373837) and Possessed (#373B38).

The recipe behind #383939 is rgb(56, 57, 57), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #383939: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:78) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #383939 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#383939 color variations

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

#383939 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#383939 color shades

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

#212121
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Drawlz Brand Co. Black Noir

#0B0B0B
Black

#000000

#383939 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#383939 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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Botany Bay

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Botany Bay

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#383939 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 #383939

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

HLH SG Grey color link
HLH SG Grey

#383838

Botany Bay color link
Botany Bay

#373837

Possessed color link
Possessed

#373B38

Onyx color link
Onyx

#353839

Atom color link
Atom

#373A3C

Dark Grey color link
Dark Grey

#363737

Double Gravel color link
Double Gravel

#3A3C39

Vulcan color link
Vulcan

#36383C

Smoky Charcoal color link
Smoky Charcoal

#3B3737

Zeus color link
Zeus

#3B3C38

Ironsand color link
Ironsand

#393735

Squall color link
Squall

#3A3B35

#383939 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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

#383939 color image #383939 color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#383939 color image #383939 color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#383939 color image #383939 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#383939 color image #383939 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#383939
  • RGB56, 57, 57
  • CMYK0, 0, 0, 78
  • CSSrgb(56, 57, 57)
  • HSL180°, 1%, 22%
  • HSL Precise180°, 0.885%, 22.157%
  • HSV180°, 2%, 22%
  • HSB180°, 2%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.224, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.224, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.224, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID383939
  • DECIMAL ID3684665
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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