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#383B3D

#383b3d ≈ Onyx

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#383b3d 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, 23.14% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.2% cyan, 3.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.08% black. Its hue angle is 204°, with 4.27% saturation and 22.94% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Onyx (#353839), ΔE 1.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
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Relative luminance0.0431

Complementary

  1. #383b3d
  2. #3d3a38

Split complementary

  1. #383b3d
  2. #3d3838
  3. #3d3c38

Analogous

  1. #383d3c
  2. #383b3d
  3. #38383d

Triadic

  1. #383b3d
  2. #3d383b
  3. #3b3d38

Tetradic

  1. #383b3d
  2. #3a383d
  3. #3d3a38
  4. #3b3d38

Square

  1. #383b3d
  2. #3c383d
  3. #3d3a38
  4. #383d38

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0b
  2. #131415
  3. #383b3d
  4. #5d6265
  5. #82888c

Shades

#383b3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #383b3d
  2. #323537
  3. #2d2f31
  4. #27292b
  5. #222325
  6. #1c1e1f
  7. #161818
  8. #111212
  9. #0b0c0c
  10. #060606
  11. #000000

Tints

#383b3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #383b3d
  2. #4c4f50
  3. #606264
  4. #747677
  5. #88898b
  6. #9c9d9e
  7. #afb1b1
  8. #c3c4c5
  9. #d7d8d8
  10. #ebebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#383b3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #383b3d
  2. #3f4244
  3. #46494a
  4. #4e5051
  5. #555758
  6. #5c5e5f
  7. #636465
  8. #6a6b6c
  9. #727273
  10. #797979
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3b3c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a3b3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #393a3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #373c3c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #393b3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #393b3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #373b3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-383b3d {
  color: #383b3d;
}
Background
.bg-383b3d {
  background-color: #383b3d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-383b3d {
  border: 2px solid #383b3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #383b3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 59 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 4% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-383b3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #383b3d, #38383d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-383b3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 59 61 / 0.35);
}

#353839 Onyx ΔE 1.21 #343434 Jet ΔE 2.89 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 4.40 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 5.11 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 5.55 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.43 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.14 #c7c4c2 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Onyx
#383b3d  rgb(56, 59, 61)  hsl(204, 4%, 23%)  Onyx
#3d3a38  rgb(61, 58, 56)  hsl(24, 4%, 23%)  Jet
#3d383b  rgb(61, 56, 59)  hsl(324, 4%, 23%)  Jet
#3b3d38  rgb(59, 61, 56)  hsl(84, 4%, 23%)  Black Olive