What color is #383445?

#383445 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383445?

The RGB value is 56, 52, 69: 56 red, 52 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383445?

The complementary color is #414534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383445?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383445 color

#383445 rgb(56, 52, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383445 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.4% green and 27.1% blue (56, 52, 69).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 14% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#383445 color codes

HEX	`#383445`
RGB	`rgb(56, 52, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 14%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 25%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.75, 5.93, -9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.75, 11.54, 300.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.933, 3.726, 6.141)`
Decimal	`3683397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383445, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #383445	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383445 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #383445 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383445; }
.text { color: #383445; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383445; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 52 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383445, #403445); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #383445?: #383445 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383445?: The RGB value is 56, 52, 69: 56 red, 52 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383445?: The complementary color is #414534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383445?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.