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RAL 7038 Agate grey

Approximate screen values for RAL 7038 Agate grey, in the grey group of the RAL Classic range. RAL colors are physical samples, so treat these numbers as a guide and check an original RAL color fan before ordering paint or coating.

RAL 7038 Agate grey

HEX
≈ #B4B8B0
RGB
≈ 180, 184, 176
CMYK
≈ 2%, 0%, 4%, 28%

Open lists agree

What the open lists say

RAL 7038 in three open lists (not fully independent: ral-colors takes its HEX values from Wikipedia's list). ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference from the value shown on this page; under 3 it is hard to see. Codes whose open values we could not confirm are not on this site.
List≈ HEXΔE
ral-colors (shown)#B4B8B0—
ralative#B5B8B10.7
Bit&Black colorpalette#B0B3AF2.4

Closest Pantone® colors

Pantone® Coated colors closest to RAL 7038 on screen, by CIEDE2000 ΔE. Not an official cross-reference.
Pantone®≈ HEXΔE
413 C#BABBB11.8
421 C#B2B4B23.5
7537 C#A7ACA23.6

Text on RAL 7038

White text has a contrast of 2.01:1 and black text 10.42:1 on the screen value of RAL 7038, so black reads better. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; on painted signs, lighting and gloss change the result. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.

Similar RAL colors

  1. RAL 7032 Pebble grey≈ #B9B9A8ApproximateΔE 4.01Open lists agree
  2. RAL 7035 Light grey≈ #CBD0CCDistantΔE 6.44Open lists agree
  3. RAL 9018 Papyrus white≈ #CFD3CDDistantΔE 6.94Open lists agree
  4. RAL 7047 Telegrey 4≈ #CFD0CFDistantΔE 7.62Open lists agree
  5. RAL 7040 Window grey≈ #9DA3A6DistantΔE 8.23Open lists agree
  6. RAL 7004 Signal grey≈ #9EA0A1DistantΔE 8.30Open lists agree

RAL 7038: questions

What is the HEX code of RAL 7038?
About #B4B8B0 on screen (RGB 180, 184, 176), from the open ral-colors list. RAL 7038 Agate grey is defined by a physical sample, so this is an approximation, not an official value.
Why do sites give different HEX codes for RAL 7038?
There is no official screen value, so each open list gives its own estimate. For RAL 7038, at least one other list is within ΔE 3 of our value: ralative differs by ΔE 0.7, Bit&Black colorpalette differs by ΔE 2.4. Under ΔE 3 the difference is hard to see.
What Pantone® color is closest to RAL 7038?
On screen, Pantone® 413 C (ΔE 1.8). Both are approximate values, so compare physical samples.

RAL color values from ral-colors by Ibon Eskudero, Copyright (c) 2022 Ibon Eskudero, MIT License, ralative by Asaf Prihadash, Copyright 2021 Asaf Prihadash, MIT License, and the RAL list in Bit&Black colorpalette by Tobias Köngeter, MIT License; each code page names its list. Codes whose open values we could not confirm are left out.

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