What color is #385A63?

#385A63 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Under the Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385A63?

The RGB value is 56, 90, 99: 56 red, 90 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385A63?

The complementary color is #634138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385A63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385A63 color

#385A63 rgb(56, 90, 99)

Shades of teal

The hex color #385A63 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 35.3% green and 38.8% blue (56, 90, 99).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Under the Sea (#395D68), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#385A63 color codes

HEX	`#385A63`
RGB	`rgb(56, 90, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 35.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 43%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 9%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.09, -9.69, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.09, 13.26, 223.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.538, 9.053, 13.152)`
Decimal	`3693155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385A63, 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 #385A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #385A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385a63; }
.text { color: #385a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 90 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385a63, #384563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #385A63?: #385A63 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Under the Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385A63?: The RGB value is 56, 90, 99: 56 red, 90 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385A63?: The complementary color is #634138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385A63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.