What color is #384A70?

#384A70 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Forlorn Cruise. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384A70?

The RGB value is 56, 74, 112: 56 red, 74 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384A70?

The complementary color is #705E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384A70 color

#384A70 rgb(56, 74, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #384A70 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 29% green and 43.9% blue (56, 74, 112).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Forlorn Cruise (#34466C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#384A70 color codes

HEX	`#384A70`
RGB	`rgb(56, 74, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 29%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 34%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.6, 4.46, -24.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.6, 24.52, 280.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.003, 6.908, 16.29)`
Decimal	`3689072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384A70, 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 #384A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #384A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384a70; }
.text { color: #384a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 74 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384a70, #423870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #384A70?: #384A70 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Forlorn Cruise. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384A70?: The RGB value is 56, 74, 112: 56 red, 74 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384A70?: The complementary color is #705E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.