What color is #383746?

#383746 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 #383746?

The RGB value is 56, 55, 70: 56 red, 55 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383746?

The complementary color is #454637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383746 color

#383746 rgb(56, 55, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383746 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.6% green and 27.5% blue (56, 55, 70).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#383746 color codes

HEX	`#383746`
RGB	`rgb(56, 55, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 21%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 21%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.72, 4.17, -9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.72, 9.99, 294.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.102, 4.015, 6.352)`
Decimal	`3684166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383746, 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 #383746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #383746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383746; }
.text { color: #383746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 55 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383746, #403746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #383746?: #383746 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 #383746?: The RGB value is 56, 55, 70: 56 red, 55 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383746?: The complementary color is #454637, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.