Information about #38484C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #38484C reads as a softly toned aqua cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Charcoal (#36454F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Limed Spruce (#394851) and Arsenic (#3B444B).
The recipe behind #38484C is rgb(56, 72, 76), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #38484C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #38484C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#38484C color variations
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#38484C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#38484C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#38484C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#38484C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#38484C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #38484C color
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Nearest named colors to #38484C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#36454F
#394851
#3B444B
#36434A
#374846
#3A4D49
#354E4B
#394149
#3B4248
#3D4C51
#354E51
#3D4B52
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#38484C
- RGB56, 72, 76
- CMYK8, 2, 0, 70
- CSSrgb(56, 72, 76)
- HSL192°, 15%, 26%
- HSL Precise192°, 15.152%, 25.882%
- HSV192°, 26%, 30%
- HSB192°, 26%, 30%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
- GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.282, 0.298)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.282, 0.298, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.282, 0.298)
- Percentage of Red in RGB22%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID38484C
- DECIMAL ID3688524
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
