What color is #38504F?

#38504F 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 #38504F?

The RGB value is 56, 80, 79: 56 red, 80 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38504F?

The complementary color is #503839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38504F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38504F color

#38504F rgb(56, 80, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38504F is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 31.4% green and 31% blue (56, 80, 79).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#38504F color codes

HEX	`#38504F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 80, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 31.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.13, -9.36, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.13, 9.66, 194.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.91, 7.142, 8.463)`
Decimal	`3690575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38504F, 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 #38504F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38504F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #38504F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38504f; }
.text { color: #38504f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38504f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 80 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38504f, #384550); }

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Questions

What color is #38504F?: #38504F 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 #38504F?: The RGB value is 56, 80, 79: 56 red, 80 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38504F?: The complementary color is #503839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38504F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.