What color is #38454E?

#38454E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38454E?

The RGB value is 56, 69, 78: 56 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38454E?

The complementary color is #4E4138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38454E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38454E color

#38454E rgb(56, 69, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38454E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.1% green and 30.6% blue (56, 69, 78).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#38454E color codes

HEX	`#38454E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 69, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 12%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.5, -2.82, -7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.5, 7.67, 248.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.134, 5.647, 8.026)`
Decimal	`3687758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38454E, 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 #38454E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38454E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #38454E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38454e; }
.text { color: #38454e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38454e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 69 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38454e, #383a4e); }

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Questions

What color is #38454E?: #38454E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38454E?: The RGB value is 56, 69, 78: 56 red, 69 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38454E?: The complementary color is #4E4138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38454E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.