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#383843

#383843 ≈ Jet

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#383843 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 21.96% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.42% cyan, 16.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 73.73% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 8.94% saturation and 24.12% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jet (#343434), ΔE 6.89.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0407

Complementary

  1. #383843
  2. #434338

Split complementary

  1. #383843
  2. #433e38
  3. #3e4338

Analogous

  1. #383e43
  2. #383843
  3. #3e3843

Triadic

  1. #383843
  2. #433838
  3. #384338

Tetradic

  1. #383843
  2. #433843
  3. #434338
  4. #384338

Square

  1. #383843
  2. #43383e
  3. #434338
  4. #38433e

Monochromatic

  1. #09090b
  2. #151519
  3. #383843
  4. #5b5b6d
  5. #808094

Shades

#383843 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #383843
  2. #32323c
  3. #2d2d36
  4. #27272f
  5. #222228
  6. #1c1c22
  7. #16161b
  8. #111114
  9. #0b0b0d
  10. #060607
  11. #000000

Tints

#383843 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #383843
  2. #4c4c56
  3. #606069
  4. #74747b
  5. #88888e
  6. #9c9ca1
  7. #afafb4
  8. #c3c3c7
  9. #d7d7d9
  10. #ebebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#383843 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #383843
  2. #3f3f49
  3. #46464f
  4. #4e4e55
  5. #55555b
  6. #5c5c62
  7. #636368
  8. #6a6a6e
  9. #727274
  10. #79797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39393d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #353944 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #353943 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #363a3c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #363943 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #363843 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37393f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-383843 {
  color: #383843;
}
Background
.bg-383843 {
  background-color: #383843;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-383843 {
  border: 2px solid #383843;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #383843;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 56 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 9% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-383843 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #383843, #3e3843);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-383843 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 56 67 / 0.35);
}

#343434 Jet ΔE 6.89 #353839 Onyx ΔE 6.95 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.04 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.81 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.02 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 10.92 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.60 #c7c7bc Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Jet
#383843  rgb(56, 56, 67)  hsl(240, 9%, 24%)  Jet
#434338  rgb(67, 67, 56)  hsl(60, 9%, 24%)  Black Olive
#433838  rgb(67, 56, 56)  hsl(0, 9%, 24%)  Taupe
#384338  rgb(56, 67, 56)  hsl(120, 9%, 24%)  Rifle Green