What color is #384547?

#384547 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384547?

The RGB value is 56, 69, 71: 56 red, 69 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384547?

The complementary color is #473A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384547 color

#384547 rgb(56, 69, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384547 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.1% green and 27.8% blue (56, 69, 71).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#384547 color codes

HEX	`#384547`
RGB	`rgb(56, 69, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 21%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 3%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.25, -4.7, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.25, 5.55, 212.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.896, 5.552, 6.774)`
Decimal	`3687751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384547, 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 #384547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #384547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384547; }
.text { color: #384547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 69 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384547, #383e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #384547?: #384547 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384547?: The RGB value is 56, 69, 71: 56 red, 69 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384547?: The complementary color is #473A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.