What color is #38485A?

#38485A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38485A?

The RGB value is 56, 72, 90: 56 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38485A?

The complementary color is #5A4A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38485A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38485A color

#38485A rgb(56, 72, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38485A is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 28.2% green and 35.3% blue (56, 72, 90).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#38485A color codes

HEX	`#38485A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 72, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 28.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 38%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 20%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.94, -1.27, -12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.94, 12.75, 264.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.793, 6.213, 10.565)`
Decimal	`3688538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38485A, 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 #38485A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38485A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #38485A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38485a; }
.text { color: #38485a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38485a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 72 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38485a, #39385a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #38485A?: #38485A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38485A?: The RGB value is 56, 72, 90: 56 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38485A?: The complementary color is #5A4A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38485A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.