What color is #38374F?

#38374F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38374F?

The RGB value is 56, 55, 79: 56 red, 55 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38374F?

The complementary color is #4E4F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38374F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38374F color

#38374F rgb(56, 55, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #38374F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.6% green and 31% blue (56, 55, 79).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#38374F color codes

HEX	`#38374F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 55, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 30%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.12, 6.7, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.12, 15.94, 294.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.408, 4.138, 7.962)`
Decimal	`3684175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38374F, 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 #38374F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38374F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #38374F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38374f; }
.text { color: #38374f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38374f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 55 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38374f, #44374f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #38374F?: #38374F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38374F?: The RGB value is 56, 55, 79: 56 red, 55 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38374F?: The complementary color is #4E4F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38374F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.