Information about #423938 color

#423938 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#423938 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(66, 57, 56) — 25.9% red, 22.4% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 4 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#423938 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Black Cat (#413839). Slightly further away sit Horoscope (#43373A) and Eclipse (#3F3939).

The recipe behind #423938 is rgb(66, 57, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #423938: 11.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:74), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#423938 color variations

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

#423938 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#423938 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#423938 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#423938 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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#423938 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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#384142
#384142

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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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#383C42
#383C42

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#38423E
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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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#384239
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#393842
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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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#414238
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#384142
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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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#3C4238
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#384142
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#3E3842
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Nearest named colors to #423938

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

Black Cat color link
Black Cat

#413839

Horoscope color link
Horoscope

#43373A

Eclipse color link
Eclipse

#3F3939

Barista color link
Barista

#453837

Xumo color link
Xumo

#413639

Kina Brown color link
Kina Brown

#433D38

Afficionado color link
Afficionado

#453638

Black Sheep color link
Black Sheep

#3E393A

Rattlesnake color link
Rattlesnake

#463835

Triple Masala color link
Triple Masala

#413E37

Iridium color link
Iridium

#3D3C3A

Urban Legend color link
Urban Legend

#42333A

#423938 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#423938
  • RGB66, 57, 56
  • CMYK0, 4, 4, 74
  • CSSrgb(66, 57, 56)
  • HSL6°, 8%, 24%
  • HSL Precise6°, 8.197%, 23.922%
  • HSV6°, 15%, 26%
  • HSB6°, 15%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.224, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.224, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.224, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID423938
  • DECIMAL ID4340024
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers39 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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