What color is #38545A?

#38545A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38545A?

The RGB value is 56, 84, 90: 56 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38545A?

The complementary color is #5A3E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38545A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38545A color

#38545A rgb(56, 84, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38545A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 32.9% green and 35.3% blue (56, 84, 90).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Great Void (#3B5760), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#38545A color codes

HEX	`#38545A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 84, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 32.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 38%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.81, -8.73, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.81, 11.08, 218.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.646, 7.919, 10.849)`
Decimal	`3691610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38545A, 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 #38545A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38545A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #38545A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38545a; }
.text { color: #38545a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38545a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 84 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38545a, #38435a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #38545A?: #38545A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Great Void. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38545A?: The RGB value is 56, 84, 90: 56 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38545A?: The complementary color is #5A3E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38545A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.