What color is #383B4C?

#383B4C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383B4C?

The RGB value is 56, 59, 76: 56 red, 59 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383B4C?

The complementary color is #4C4938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383B4C color

#383B4C rgb(56, 59, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383B4C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.1% green and 29.8% blue (56, 59, 76).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#383B4C color codes

HEX	`#383B4C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 59, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 26%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 22%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.23, 3.15, -10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.23, 11.22, 286.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.499, 4.49, 7.466)`
Decimal	`3685196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383B4C, 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 #383B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #383B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383b4c; }
.text { color: #383b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 59 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383b4c, #3f384c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #383B4C?: #383B4C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383B4C?: The RGB value is 56, 59, 76: 56 red, 59 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383B4C?: The complementary color is #4C4938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.