What color is #384B50?

#384B50 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 #384B50?

The RGB value is 56, 75, 80: 56 red, 75 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384B50?

The complementary color is #503D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384B50 color

#384B50 rgb(56, 75, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384B50 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 29.4% green and 31.4% blue (56, 75, 80).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Little Mermaid (#2D454A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#384B50 color codes

HEX	`#384B50`
RGB	`rgb(56, 75, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 29.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.52, -6.04, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.52, 8.1, 221.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.594, 6.452, 8.538)`
Decimal	`3689296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384B50, 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 #384B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #384B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384b50; }
.text { color: #384b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 75 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384b50, #383f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #384B50?: #384B50 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 #384B50?: The RGB value is 56, 75, 80: 56 red, 75 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384B50?: The complementary color is #503D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.