What color is #383E53?

#383E53 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383E53?

The RGB value is 56, 62, 83: 56 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383E53?

The complementary color is #534D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383E53 color

#383E53 rgb(56, 62, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383E53 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.3% green and 32.5% blue (56, 62, 83).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#383E53 color codes

HEX	`#383E53`
RGB	`rgb(56, 62, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 25%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.48, 3.18, -13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.48, 13.83, 283.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.914, 4.91, 8.871)`
Decimal	`3685971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383E53, 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 #383E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #383E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383e53; }
.text { color: #383e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 62 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383e53, #3f3853); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #383E53?: #383E53 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383E53?: The RGB value is 56, 62, 83: 56 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383E53?: The complementary color is #534D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.