Information about #38423A color

#38423A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #38423A belongs to the Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(56, 66, 58) (22% red, 25.9% green, 22.7% blue), or CMYK 4 / 0 / 3 / 74 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #38423A 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 practically indistinguishable from Rusty Storeroom (#3A403B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tali Green (#39453C) and Jurassic (#37443E).

The recipe behind #38423A is rgb(56, 66, 58), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #38423A: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #38423A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#38423A color variations

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

#38423A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#819485

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#ABB7AD

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#D5DBD6

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White

#FFFFFF

#38423A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#38423A

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#2D342E

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#212722

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#161A17

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Black

#000000

#38423A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#454F47

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#535B55

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#616863

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#707471

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Grey

#808080

#38423A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#383E42

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#384242

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#38423E

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#3A4238

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#3E4238

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#424238

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#38423A 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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#423840
#423840

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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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#42383B
#42383B

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#3F3842
#3F3842

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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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#3B4238
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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
#38423A
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#3A3842
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#423A38
#423A38

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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
#38423A
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#384042
#384042

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#423840
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#423A38
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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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#383B42
#383B42

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#423840
#423840

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#423F38
#423F38

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Nearest named colors to #38423A

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

Rusty Storeroom color link
Rusty Storeroom

#3A403B

Tali Green color link
Tali Green

#39453C

Jurassic color link
Jurassic

#37443E

Double Gravel color link
Double Gravel

#3A3C39

Zeus color link
Zeus

#3B3C38

Timber Green color link
Timber Green

#324336

Onando color link
Onando

#364141

Possessed color link
Possessed

#373B38

Storeroom Brown color link
Storeroom Brown

#3D4035

Baltic Sea color link
Baltic Sea

#3C3D3E

Pioneer color link
Pioneer

#394541

Black Olive color link
Black Olive

#3B3C36

#38423A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38423A
  • RGB56, 66, 58
  • CMYK4, 0, 3, 74
  • CSSrgb(56, 66, 58)
  • HSL132°, 8%, 24%
  • HSL Precise132°, 8.197%, 23.922%
  • HSV132°, 15%, 26%
  • HSB132°, 15%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.259, 0.227)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.259, 0.227, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.259, 0.227)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID38423A
  • DECIMAL ID3686970
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers325 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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