What color is #384B4D?

#384B4D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384B4D?

The RGB value is 56, 75, 77: 56 red, 75 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384B4D?

The complementary color is #4D3A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384B4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384B4D color

#384B4D rgb(56, 75, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384B4D is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 29.4% green and 30.2% blue (56, 75, 77).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#384B4D color codes

HEX	`#384B4D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 75, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 29.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 27%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.42, -6.86, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.42, 7.75, 207.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.486, 6.408, 7.968)`
Decimal	`3689293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384B4D, 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 #384B4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384B4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #384B4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384b4d; }
.text { color: #384b4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384b4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 75 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384b4d, #38414d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #384B4D?: #384B4D is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384B4D?: The RGB value is 56, 75, 77: 56 red, 75 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384B4D?: The complementary color is #4D3A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384B4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.