When the Hoary Boulder despite Brooding

#383d38 RGB(56,61,56)

About this color

When the Hoary Boulder despite Brooding is rendered by screens as RGB(56, 61, 56) — a dark, achromatic grey hue.

#383d38RGB(56, 61, 56)

HSL 120° · 4% saturation · 23% lightness

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Psychology

Grey is the great mediator — it recedes, balances, and gives other colours room to speak.

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History

In Japanese aesthetics, the concept of wabi-sabi — finding beauty in imperfection and transience — finds natural expression in grey and near-neutral tones.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep grey is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, a classic approach: pair grey with white and one warm accent — navy, terracotta, or forest green — letting the grey hold the background while the accent carries meaning.

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Color formats

Name
When the Hoary Boulder despite Brooding
HEX
#383d38
RGB
rgb(56,61,56)
RGB%
rgb(22%,23.9%,22%)
HSL
hsl(120,4%,23%)
HSV
hsv(120,8%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(8,0,8,76)
LAB
lab(25,-3,2)
LCH
lch(25,4,146)
sRGB
(0.22,0.239,0.22)
HEX8
#383d38ff
CSS Name
Decimal
056061056

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Color info

Lightness
23%
Saturation
4%
Hue
120°
Chroma
4
Temperature
WarmCool
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