Information about #38565A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #38565A reads as a softly toned water-like 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 Oracle (#395555). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Explorer (#374E59) and Timekeeper (#41595A).
In RGB terms — rgb(56, 86, 90) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #38565A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:65) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #38565A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#38565A color variations
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#38565A color tints
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#38565A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#38565A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#38565A color hues
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#38565A 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 #38565A color
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Nearest named colors to #38565A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#395555
#374E59
#41595A
#40505A
#425459
#2F5A57
#425959
#344D56
#3B4C57
#304E5E
#425954
#305563
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#38565A
- RGB56, 86, 90
- CMYK13, 2, 0, 65
- CSSrgb(56, 86, 90)
- HSL187°, 23%, 29%
- HSL Precise187.059°, 23.288%, 28.627%
- HSV187°, 38%, 35%
- HSB187°, 38%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
- GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.337, 0.353)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.337, 0.353, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.337, 0.353)
- Percentage of Red in RGB22%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID38565A
- DECIMAL ID3692122
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
