What color is #38354B?

#38354B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38354B?

The RGB value is 56, 53, 75: 56 red, 53 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38354B?

The complementary color is #484B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38354B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38354B color

#38354B rgb(56, 53, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #38354B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.8% green and 29.4% blue (56, 53, 75).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#38354B color codes

HEX	`#38354B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 53, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 29%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.32, 6.91, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.32, 14.75, 297.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.174, 3.895, 7.187)`
Decimal	`3683659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38354B, 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 #38354B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38354B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #38354B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38354b; }
.text { color: #38354b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38354b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 53 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38354b, #43354b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #38354B?: #38354B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38354B?: The RGB value is 56, 53, 75: 56 red, 53 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38354B?: The complementary color is #484B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38354B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.