What color is #383F4B?

#383F4B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383F4B?

The RGB value is 56, 63, 75: 56 red, 63 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383F4B?

The complementary color is #4B4438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383F4B color

#383F4B rgb(56, 63, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #383F4B is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.7% green and 29.4% blue (56, 63, 75).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Inkblot (#393F4B), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#383F4B color codes

HEX	`#383F4B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 63, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 25%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.46, 0.23, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.46, 8.25, 271.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.678, 4.904, 7.355)`
Decimal	`3686219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383F4B, 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 #383F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #383F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383f4b; }
.text { color: #383f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 63 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383f4b, #3a384b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #383F4B?: #383F4B is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383F4B?: The RGB value is 56, 63, 75: 56 red, 63 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383F4B?: The complementary color is #4B4438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.