What color is #38394E?

#38394E 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 #38394E?

The RGB value is 56, 57, 78: 56 red, 57 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38394E?

The complementary color is #4E4D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38394E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38394E color

#38394E rgb(56, 57, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #38394E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22.4% green and 30.6% blue (56, 57, 78).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#38394E color codes

HEX	`#38394E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 57, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 27%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.69, 5.06, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.69, 13.87, 291.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.469, 4.317, 7.804)`
Decimal	`3684686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38394E, 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 #38394E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38394E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #38394E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38394e; }
.text { color: #38394e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38394e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 57 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38394e, #42384e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #38394E?: #38394E 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 #38394E?: The RGB value is 56, 57, 78: 56 red, 57 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38394E?: The complementary color is #4E4D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38394E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.