What color is #383D4D?

#383D4D 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 #383D4D?

The RGB value is 56, 61, 77: 56 red, 61 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383D4D?

The complementary color is #4D4838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383D4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383D4D color

#383D4D rgb(56, 61, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383D4D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.9% green and 30.2% blue (56, 61, 77).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#383D4D color codes

HEX	`#383D4D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 61, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 27%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, 2.1, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 10.62, 281.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.639, 4.714, 7.685)`
Decimal	`3685709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383D4D, 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 #383D4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383D4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #383D4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383d4d; }
.text { color: #383d4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383d4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 61 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383d4d, #3e384d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #383D4D?: #383D4D 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 #383D4D?: The RGB value is 56, 61, 77: 56 red, 61 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383D4D?: The complementary color is #4D4838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383D4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.