What color is #383D4C?

#383D4C 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 #383D4C?

The RGB value is 56, 61, 76: 56 red, 61 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383D4C?

The complementary color is #4C4738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383D4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383D4C color

#383D4C rgb(56, 61, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383D4C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.9% green and 29.8% blue (56, 61, 76).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#383D4C color codes

HEX	`#383D4C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 61, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 26%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 20%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.86, 1.82, -9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.86, 9.98, 280.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.604, 4.7, 7.501)`
Decimal	`3685708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383D4C, 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 #383D4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383D4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #383D4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383d4c; }
.text { color: #383d4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383d4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 61 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383d4c, #3d384c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #383D4C?: #383D4C 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 #383D4C?: The RGB value is 56, 61, 76: 56 red, 61 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383D4C?: The complementary color is #4C4738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383D4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.