What color is #384A72?

#384A72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384A72?

The RGB value is 56, 74, 114: 56 red, 74 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384A72?

The complementary color is #726038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384A72 color

#384A72 rgb(56, 74, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #384A72 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 29% green and 44.7% blue (56, 74, 114).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Noble Knight (#394D78), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#384A72 color codes

HEX	`#384A72`
RGB	`rgb(56, 74, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 29%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 51%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 35%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.7, 5.13, -25.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.7, 25.73, 281.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.116, 6.953, 16.883)`
Decimal	`3689074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384A72, 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 #384A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #384A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384a72; }
.text { color: #384a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 74 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384a72, #433872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #384A72?: #384A72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384A72?: The RGB value is 56, 74, 114: 56 red, 74 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384A72?: The complementary color is #726038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.