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#393838

#393838 ≈ Jet

  • gray
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#393838 is a color from the gray family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 21.96% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.75% magenta, 1.75% yellow and 77.65% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0.88% saturation and 22.16% 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 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jet (#343434), ΔE 1.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0398

Complementary

  1. #393838
  2. #383939

Split complementary

  1. #393838
  2. #383939
  3. #383939

Analogous

  1. #393839
  2. #393838
  3. #393938

Triadic

  1. #393838
  2. #383938
  3. #383839

Tetradic

  1. #393838
  2. #393938
  3. #383939
  4. #383839

Square

  1. #393838
  2. #393938
  3. #383939
  4. #393839

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a0a
  2. #121212
  3. #393838
  4. #605e5e
  5. #868484

Shades

#393838 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #393838
  2. #333232
  3. #2e2d2d
  4. #282727
  5. #222222
  6. #1d1c1c
  7. #171616
  8. #111111
  9. #0b0b0b
  10. #060606
  11. #000000

Tints

#393838 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #393838
  2. #4d4c4c
  3. #616060
  4. #747474
  5. #888888
  6. #9c9c9c
  7. #b0afaf
  8. #c4c3c3
  9. #d7d7d7
  10. #ebebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#393838 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #393838
  2. #403f3f
  3. #474646
  4. #4e4e4e
  5. #555555
  6. #5d5c5c
  7. #646363
  8. #6b6a6a
  9. #727272
  10. #797979
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393838 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #383838 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #383838 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #393838 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #383838 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #393838 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #393838 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-393838 {
  color: #393838;
}
Background
.bg-393838 {
  background-color: #393838;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-393838 {
  border: 2px solid #393838;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #393838;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 56 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 1% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-393838 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #393838, #393938);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-393838 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 56 56 / 0.35);
}

#343434 Jet ΔE 1.51 #353839 Onyx ΔE 2.49 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 4.50 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.42 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.65 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 7.74 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.05 #c6c7c7 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Jet
#393838  rgb(57, 56, 56)  hsl(0, 1%, 22%)  Jet
#383939  rgb(56, 57, 57)  hsl(180, 1%, 22%)  Onyx
#383938  rgb(56, 57, 56)  hsl(120, 1%, 22%)  Onyx
#383839  rgb(56, 56, 57)  hsl(240, 1%, 22%)  Jet