Information about #38474C color

#38474C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #38474C belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(56, 71, 76) (22% red, 27.8% green, 29.8% blue), or CMYK 8 / 2 / 0 / 70 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #38474C holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Charcoal (#36454F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Arsenic (#3B444B) and Majestic Blue (#36434A).

The recipe behind #38474C is rgb(56, 71, 76), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #38474C: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #38474C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#38474C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#38474C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#38474C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#38474C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#38474C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#38474C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#4C4738
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#3D384C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#4C3D38
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Nearest named colors to #38474C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Charcoal color link
Charcoal

#36454F

Arsenic color link
Arsenic

#3B444B

Majestic Blue color link
Majestic Blue

#36434A

Limed Spruce color link
Limed Spruce

#394851

Isobar color link
Isobar

#374846

New Denim Blue color link
New Denim Blue

#394149

Hauraki color link
Hauraki

#3A4D49

Matte Charcoal color link
Matte Charcoal

#3B4248

Silk Crepe Brown color link
Silk Crepe Brown

#354E4B

Rhino color link
Rhino

#3D4653

Kimono Storage color link
Kimono Storage

#3D4C51

Soft Charcoal color link
Soft Charcoal

#3E414A

#38474C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38474C
  • RGB56, 71, 76
  • CMYK8, 2, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(56, 71, 76)
  • HSL195°, 15%, 26%
  • HSL Precise195°, 15.152%, 25.882%
  • HSV195°, 26%, 30%
  • HSB195°, 26%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.278, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.278, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.278, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID38474C
  • DECIMAL ID3688268
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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