What color is #384D77?

#384D77 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 #384D77?

The RGB value is 56, 77, 119: 56 red, 77 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384D77?

The complementary color is #776238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384D77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384D77 color

#384D77 rgb(56, 77, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #384D77 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 30.2% green and 46.7% blue (56, 77, 119).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Noble Knight (#394D78), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#384D77 color codes

HEX	`#384D77`
RGB	`rgb(56, 77, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 30.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 53%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 35%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.88, 4.87, -26.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.88, 26.93, 280.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.613, 7.48, 18.492)`
Decimal	`3689847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384D77, 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 #384D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #384D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384d77; }
.text { color: #384d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 77 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384d77, #433877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #384D77?: #384D77 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 #384D77?: The RGB value is 56, 77, 119: 56 red, 77 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384D77?: The complementary color is #776238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384D77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.