What color is #383E5B?

#383E5B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383E5B?

The RGB value is 56, 62, 91: 56 red, 62 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383E5B?

The complementary color is #5B5538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383E5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383E5B color

#383E5B rgb(56, 62, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383E5B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.3% green and 35.7% blue (56, 62, 91).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#383E5B color codes

HEX	`#383E5B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 62, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 32%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.85, 5.61, -18.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.85, 18.95, 287.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.241, 5.041, 10.592)`
Decimal	`3685979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383E5B, 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 #383E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383E5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #383E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383e5b; }
.text { color: #383e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 62 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383e5b, #44385b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #383E5B?: #383E5B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383E5B?: The RGB value is 56, 62, 91: 56 red, 62 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383E5B?: The complementary color is #5B5538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383E5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.