Close to Arsenic
#384646
#384646 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Arsenic. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 27.5% green, and 27.5% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #384646.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.85:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.13:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.85:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.13:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #384646 as they’d see it.
#384646 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #384646
What color is #384646?
#384646 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Arsenic. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 27.5% green, and 27.5% blue. Its hue is 180°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #384646 in RGB?
#384646 is rgb(56, 70, 70): 56 red, 70 green, and 70 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #384646 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 0, 0, 73). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #384646?
PANTONE 432 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #384646?
Its complement #4D4040 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.