What color is #383747?

#383747 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 #383747?

The RGB value is 56, 55, 71: 56 red, 55 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383747?

The complementary color is #464737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383747?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383747 color

#383747 rgb(56, 55, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383747 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.6% green and 27.8% blue (56, 55, 71).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#383747 color codes

HEX	`#383747`
RGB	`rgb(56, 55, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 23%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.76, 4.44, -9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.76, 10.66, 294.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.134, 4.028, 6.52)`
Decimal	`3684167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383747, 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 #383747	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383747 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #383747 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383747; }
.text { color: #383747; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383747; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 55 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383747, #403747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #383747?: #383747 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 #383747?: The RGB value is 56, 55, 71: 56 red, 55 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383747?: The complementary color is #464737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383747?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.