Information about Black Marlin color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #383740 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and stays on the darker end of the scale. 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 Revolver (#37363F). Slightly further away sit Vulcan (#36383C) and Atom (#373A3C).
The recipe behind #383740 is rgb(56, 55, 64), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #383740: 11.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Black Marlin" in the Register.
Black Marlin color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Black Marlin color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Black Marlin color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Black Marlin color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Black Marlin color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Black Marlin 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 Black Marlin color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Black Marlin
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#37363F
#36383C
#373A3C
#343B40
#32373F
#34343C
#3C3B3C
#3D3A3C
#373E41
#34363A
#3C3D3E
#353839
Black Marlin color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#383740
- RGB56, 55, 64
- CMYK3, 4, 0, 75
- CSSrgb(56, 55, 64)
- HSL247°, 8%, 23%
- HSL Precise246.667°, 7.563%, 23.333%
- HSV247°, 14%, 25%
- HSB247°, 14%, 25%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
- GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.216, 0.251)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.216, 0.251, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.216, 0.251)
- Percentage of Red in RGB22%
- Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID383740
- DECIMAL ID3684160
- Name Length12
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- Counting from2025-01-01
