What color is #384F54?

#384F54 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Nocturne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384F54?

The RGB value is 56, 79, 84: 56 red, 79 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384F54?

The complementary color is #543D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384F54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384F54 color

#384F54 rgb(56, 79, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384F54 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 31% green and 32.9% blue (56, 79, 84).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne (#344D58), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#384F54 color codes

HEX	`#384F54`
RGB	`rgb(56, 79, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 31%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 6%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.97, -7.39, -5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.97, 9.39, 218.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.027, 7.073, 9.433)`
Decimal	`3690324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384F54, 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 #384F54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384F54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #384F54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384f54; }
.text { color: #384f54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384f54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 79 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384f54, #384154); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #384F54?: #384F54 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Nocturne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384F54?: The RGB value is 56, 79, 84: 56 red, 79 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384F54?: The complementary color is #543D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384F54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.