What color is #383648?

#383648 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383648?

The RGB value is 56, 54, 72: 56 red, 54 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383648?

The complementary color is #464836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383648?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383648 color

#383648 rgb(56, 54, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383648 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.2% green and 28.2% blue (56, 54, 72).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#383648 color codes

HEX	`#383648`
RGB	`rgb(56, 54, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 25%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.5, 5.39, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.5, 12.04, 296.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.119, 3.947, 6.674)`
Decimal	`3683912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383648, 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 #383648	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383648 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #383648 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383648; }
.text { color: #383648; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383648; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 54 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383648, #413648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #383648?: #383648 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383648?: The RGB value is 56, 54, 72: 56 red, 54 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383648?: The complementary color is #464836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383648?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.