What color is #383A48?

#383A48 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383A48?

The RGB value is 56, 58, 72: 56 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383A48?

The complementary color is #484638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383A48 color

#383A48 rgb(56, 58, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383A48 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22.7% green and 28.2% blue (56, 58, 72).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Total Eclipse (#303543), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#383A48 color codes

HEX	`#383A48`
RGB	`rgb(56, 58, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 22%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.75, 2.71, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.75, 9.26, 286.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.313, 4.335, 6.739)`
Decimal	`3684936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383A48, 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 #383A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #383A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383a48; }
.text { color: #383a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 58 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383a48, #3e3848); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #383A48?: #383A48 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Total Eclipse. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383A48?: The RGB value is 56, 58, 72: 56 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383A48?: The complementary color is #484638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.