What color is #383E4A?

#383E4A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383E4A?

The RGB value is 56, 62, 74: 56 red, 62 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383E4A?

The complementary color is #4A4438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383E4A color

#383E4A rgb(56, 62, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383E4A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.3% green and 29% blue (56, 62, 74).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Inkblot (#393F4B), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#383E4A color codes

HEX	`#383E4A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 62, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.1, 0.61, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.1, 8.16, 274.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.589, 4.78, 7.158)`
Decimal	`3685962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383E4A, 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 #383E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #383E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383e4a; }
.text { color: #383e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 62 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383e4a, #3b384a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #383E4A?: #383E4A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383E4A?: The RGB value is 56, 62, 74: 56 red, 62 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383E4A?: The complementary color is #4A4438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.