What color is #38364B?

#38364B 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 #38364B?

The RGB value is 56, 54, 75: 56 red, 54 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38364B?

The complementary color is #494B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38364B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38364B color

#38364B rgb(56, 54, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #38364B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.2% green and 29.4% blue (56, 54, 75).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#38364B color codes

HEX	`#38364B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 54, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 28%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.63, 6.23, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.63, 14.02, 296.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.22, 3.987, 7.202)`
Decimal	`3683915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38364B, 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 #38364B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38364B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #38364B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38364b; }
.text { color: #38364b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38364b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 54 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38364b, #42364b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #38364B?: #38364B 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 #38364B?: The RGB value is 56, 54, 75: 56 red, 54 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38364B?: The complementary color is #494B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38364B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.