What color is #38375A?

#38375A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38375A?

The RGB value is 56, 55, 90: 56 red, 55 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38375A?

The complementary color is #595A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38375A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38375A color

#38375A rgb(56, 55, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #38375A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.6% green and 35.3% blue (56, 55, 90).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 24% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#38375A color codes

HEX	`#38375A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 55, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 24%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 39%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 39%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.67, 10.03, -20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.67, 23.13, 295.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.842, 4.311, 10.248)`
Decimal	`3684186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38375A, 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 #38375A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38375A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #38375A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38375a; }
.text { color: #38375a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38375a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 55 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38375a, #4a375a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #38375A?: #38375A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38375A?: The RGB value is 56, 55, 90: 56 red, 55 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38375A?: The complementary color is #595A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38375A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.