What color is #38646E?

#38646E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color After the Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38646E?

The RGB value is 56, 100, 110: 56 red, 100 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38646E?

The complementary color is #6E4238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38646E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38646E color

#38646E rgb(56, 100, 110)

Shades of teal

The hex color #38646E is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 39.2% green and 43.1% blue (56, 100, 110).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is After the Storm (#33616A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#38646E color codes

HEX	`#38646E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 100, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 39.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 49%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 9%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.72, -12.24, -10.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.72, 16.05, 220.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.001, 11.08, 16.413)`
Decimal	`3695726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38646E, 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 #38646E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#38646E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #38646E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38646e; }
.text { color: #38646e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38646e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 100 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38646e, #38496e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #38646E?: #38646E is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color After the Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38646E?: The RGB value is 56, 100, 110: 56 red, 100 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38646E?: The complementary color is #6E4238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38646E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.