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Graphite color: #383838

Graphite is #383838, rgb(56, 56, 56) in RGB and oklch(34.07% 0 0) in OKLCH. Every other format, shades, matching colors and palettes are below.

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0°
100%

34.1%
0.000
0°
  • Gray
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • neutral-700
  • Black 78%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.73:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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Questions about Graphite

What is the hex code for Graphite?

The hex code for Graphite is #383838. In RGB it is rgb(56, 56, 56), in HSL hsl(0, 0%, 21.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.07% 0 0).

What colors go well with Graphite?

Its complementary color is #383838. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #383838 and #383838. Ready palettes with Graphite are shown on this page.

Is Graphite a warm or cool color?

Graphite is a neutral color with an OKLCH hue of 0 degrees.

What text color is readable on Graphite?

White text is more readable on Graphite: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and black gives 1.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

About #383838

#383838 is a dark gray color. In OKLCH it has 34.1% lightness, 0 chroma and a hue of 0°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.73:1 contrast and black text 1.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lacquered Liquorice (#383838). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is neutral-700.

More dark gray colors

Lighter: #383838 mixed with white

  1. 383838
  2. a9a9a9
  3. d3d3d3

Darker: #383838 mixed with black

  1. 383838
  2. 171717
  3. 000000

Calmer: #383838 with less saturation

  1. 383838
  2. 383838
  3. 383838
  4. 383838
  5. 383838
  6. 383838
  7. 383838
  8. 383838
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  10. 383838

Similar named colors

  • Lacquered Liquorice#383838

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