Information about #38494D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #38494D reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Limed Spruce (#394851). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Charcoal (#36454F) and Hauraki (#3A4D49).
In RGB terms — rgb(56, 73, 77) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #38494D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (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. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#38494D color variations
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#38494D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#38494D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#38494D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#38494D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#38494D 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 #38494D color
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Nearest named colors to #38494D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#394851
#36454F
#3A4D49
#354E4B
#3B444B
#36434A
#354E51
#3D4C51
#374846
#3D4B52
#3D4653
#35514F
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#38494D
- RGB56, 73, 77
- CMYK8, 2, 0, 70
- CSSrgb(56, 73, 77)
- HSL191°, 16%, 26%
- HSL Precise191.429°, 15.789%, 26.078%
- HSV191°, 27%, 30%
- HSB191°, 27%, 30%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
- GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.286, 0.302)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.286, 0.302, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.286, 0.302)
- Percentage of Red in RGB22%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID38494D
- DECIMAL ID3688781
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
