What color is #38384F?

#38384F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38384F?

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

What is the complementary color of #38384F?

The complementary color is #4F4F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38384F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38384F color

#38384F rgb(56, 56, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #38384F is a dark, grayish blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#38384F color codes

HEX	`#38384F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 56, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 29%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.43, 6.03, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.43, 15.23, 293.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.456, 4.234, 7.978)`
Decimal	`3684431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38384F, 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 #38384F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38384F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #38384F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38384f; }
.text { color: #38384f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38384f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 56 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38384f, #44384f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #38384F?: #38384F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38384F?: The RGB value is 56, 56, 79: 56 red, 56 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38384F?: The complementary color is #4F4F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38384F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.