What color is #383B4E?

#383B4E 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 #383B4E?

The RGB value is 56, 59, 78: 56 red, 59 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383B4E?

The complementary color is #4E4B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383B4E color

#383B4E rgb(56, 59, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383B4E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.1% green and 30.6% blue (56, 59, 78).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#383B4E color codes

HEX	`#383B4E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 59, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 24%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.32, 3.72, -11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.32, 12.53, 287.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.57, 4.519, 7.838)`
Decimal	`3685198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383B4E, 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 #383B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #383B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383b4e; }
.text { color: #383b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 59 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383b4e, #40384e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #383B4E?: #383B4E 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 #383B4E?: The RGB value is 56, 59, 78: 56 red, 59 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383B4E?: The complementary color is #4E4B38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.