What color is #385B70?

#385B70 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385B70?

The RGB value is 56, 91, 112: 56 red, 91 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385B70?

The complementary color is #704D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385B70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385B70 color

#385B70 rgb(56, 91, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #385B70 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 35.7% green and 43.9% blue (56, 91, 112).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Nautical Creatures (#295C7A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#385B70 color codes

HEX	`#385B70`
RGB	`rgb(56, 91, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 35.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.92, -6.29, -15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.92, 17.07, 248.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.296, 9.492, 16.721)`
Decimal	`3693424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385B70, 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 #385B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #385B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385b70; }
.text { color: #385b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 91 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385b70, #383f70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #385B70?: #385B70 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautical Creatures. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385B70?: The RGB value is 56, 91, 112: 56 red, 91 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385B70?: The complementary color is #704D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385B70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.