#383428Graphite (#383428) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 92°, lightness 0.33 and chroma 0.021. In practice it behaves as a grounding tone — suited to text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces.
| HEX | #383428 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 52, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 17%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 29%, 22%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 29%, 78%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(21.8 -0.6 8.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.325 0.021 92) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Graphite is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#3a3224 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#3a3427 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#383428 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#383429 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 12.43:1 and against black 1.69:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9d9a90 · #78756a · #555246 · #383428 · #171309 · #020100
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#536d4d · #4d5a31 · #484614 · #383428 · #3a2400 · #321700
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#97ad96 · #95875e · #4f764e · #425442 · #383428 · #241b00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#b9b3a0 · #999077 · #4c5885 · #383428 · #1d190d · #080400
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eff2f9 · #bab7ac · #7d7f84 · #4f4c41 · #383428 · #1c1e24
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f4f2ec · #ccc9c3 · #a09d96 · #383428 · #070501 · #e4c14d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#edf1ff · #a9b5de · #6f7dad · #3f4a6f · #383428 · #251d07
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#edf1ff · #95bcda · #8775a5 · #2a506b · #383428 · #211a2d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f6fb · #8ac2cd · #9a6f93 · #603f5b · #383428 · #032328
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e2f7f3 · #8cc4b9 · #6f7dad · #683d49 · #383428 · #181d30
#545045 · #726F64 · #918E85 · #B2AFA8 · #D4D2CC
#2F2C21 · #27241A · #1F1C14 · #17150D · #100E08
As a deep tone it works for grounding elements — text, outlines, and shadowed surfaces — rather than open fields. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.