What color is #385553?

#385553 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385553?

The RGB value is 56, 85, 83: 56 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385553?

The complementary color is #55383A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385553 color

#385553 rgb(56, 85, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #385553 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 33.3% green and 32.5% blue (56, 85, 83).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#385553 color codes

HEX	`#385553`
RGB	`rgb(56, 85, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 33.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 34%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.9, -11.26, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.9, 11.49, 191.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.44, 7.962, 9.379)`
Decimal	`3691859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385553, 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 #385553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #385553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385553; }
.text { color: #385553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 85 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385553, #384955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #385553?: #385553 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385553?: The RGB value is 56, 85, 83: 56 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385553?: The complementary color is #55383A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.