What color is #383745?

#383745 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383745?

The RGB value is 56, 55, 69: 56 red, 55 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383745?

The complementary color is #444537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383745 color

#383745 rgb(56, 55, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383745 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.6% green and 27.1% blue (56, 55, 69).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#383745 color codes

HEX	`#383745`
RGB	`rgb(56, 55, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.68, 3.9, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.68, 9.33, 294.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.071, 4.003, 6.187)`
Decimal	`3684165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383745, 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 #383745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #383745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383745; }
.text { color: #383745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 55 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383745, #3f3745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #383745?: #383745 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383745?: The RGB value is 56, 55, 69: 56 red, 55 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383745?: The complementary color is #444537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.