What color is #383957?

#383957 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 #383957?

The RGB value is 56, 57, 87: 56 red, 57 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383957?

The complementary color is #575638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383957 color

#383957 rgb(56, 57, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383957 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22.4% green and 34.1% blue (56, 57, 87).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#383957 color codes

HEX	`#383957`
RGB	`rgb(56, 57, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 36%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 34%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.12, 7.74, -18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.12, 19.76, 293.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.814, 4.455, 9.621)`
Decimal	`3684695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383957, 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 #383957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #383957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383957; }
.text { color: #383957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 57 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383957, #463857); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #383957?: #383957 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 #383957?: The RGB value is 56, 57, 87: 56 red, 57 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383957?: The complementary color is #575638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.