Information about #384B4B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #384B4B reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hauraki (#3A4D49). Nearby in the Register you will also find Silk Crepe Brown (#354E4B) and Isobar (#374846).
In RGB terms — rgb(56, 75, 75) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #384B4B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#384B4B color variations
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#384B4B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#384B4B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#384B4B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#384B4B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#384B4B 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 #384B4B color
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Nearest named colors to #384B4B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#3A4D49
#354E4B
#374846
#394851
#354E51
#36454F
#3B444B
#35514F
#3D4C51
#36434A
#3D4B52
#414A4C
#384B4B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#384B4B
- RGB56, 75, 75
- CMYK7, 0, 0, 71
- CSSrgb(56, 75, 75)
- HSL180°, 15%, 26%
- HSL Precise180°, 14.504%, 25.686%
- HSV180°, 25%, 29%
- HSB180°, 25%, 29%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
- GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.294, 0.294)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.294, 0.294, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.294, 0.294)
- Percentage of Red in RGB22%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID384B4B
- DECIMAL ID3689291
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
