What color is #383A4F?

#383A4F 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 #383A4F?

The RGB value is 56, 58, 79: 56 red, 58 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383A4F?

The complementary color is #4F4D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383A4F color

#383A4F rgb(56, 58, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383A4F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 22.7% green and 31% blue (56, 58, 79).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#383A4F color codes

HEX	`#383A4F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 58, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 22.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 27%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.05, 4.68, -13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.05, 13.85, 289.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.555, 4.431, 8.011)`
Decimal	`3684943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383A4F, 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 #383A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #383A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383a4f; }
.text { color: #383a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 58 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383a4f, #42384f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #383A4F?: #383A4F 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 #383A4F?: The RGB value is 56, 58, 79: 56 red, 58 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383A4F?: The complementary color is #4F4D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.