What color is #38484A?

#38484A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38484A?

The RGB value is 56, 72, 74: 56 red, 72 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38484A?

The complementary color is #4A3A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38484A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38484A color

#38484A rgb(56, 72, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38484A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 28.2% green and 29% blue (56, 72, 74).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#38484A color codes

HEX	`#38484A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 72, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 28.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 3%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.34, -5.8, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.34, 6.67, 209.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.184, 5.97, 7.356)`
Decimal	`3688522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38484A, 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 #38484A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38484A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #38484A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38484a; }
.text { color: #38484a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38484a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 72 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38484a, #383f4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #38484A?: #38484A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38484A?: The RGB value is 56, 72, 74: 56 red, 72 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38484A?: The complementary color is #4A3A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38484A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.