What color is #384D4F?

#384D4F 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 #384D4F?

The RGB value is 56, 77, 79: 56 red, 77 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384D4F?

The complementary color is #4F3A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384D4F color

#384D4F rgb(56, 77, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384D4F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 30.2% green and 31% blue (56, 77, 79).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#384D4F color codes

HEX	`#384D4F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 77, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 30.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.14, -7.55, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.14, 8.46, 206.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.696, 6.713, 8.391)`
Decimal	`3689807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384D4F, 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 #384D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #384D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384d4f; }
.text { color: #384d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 77 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384d4f, #38414f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #384D4F?: #384D4F 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 #384D4F?: The RGB value is 56, 77, 79: 56 red, 77 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384D4F?: The complementary color is #4F3A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.