#353338

Color #353338

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#353338

RGB

rgb(53, 51, 56)

HSL

hsl(264, 4.7%, 21%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 8.9%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 8.9%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(21.62, 2.05, -2.84)

LCH

lch(21.62, 3.5, 305.82)

OKLCH

oklch(32.5%, 0.0092, 303.86)

HWB

hwb(264, 20%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#363833

Analogous

#333438

#353338

#383338

Triadic

#353338

#383533

#333835

Split-complementary

#353338

#383833

#343833

Tetradic

#353338

#383336

#363833

#333835

Square

#353338

#383334

#363833

#333838

Shades

Color #353338 mixed toward black.

#2c2b2f

#232225

#1b1a1c

#121113

#090909

Tints

Color #353338 mixed toward white.

#56535b

#78737e

#99969f

#bbb9bf

#dddcdf

Tones

Color #353338 mixed toward gray.

#353338

#353437

#353536

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.68:1

White text reads better on this background (12.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#343437 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#343437 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#353636 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 3.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #353338;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#353338]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#353338 (#353338) is rgb(53, 51, 56) in RGB.

No, #353338 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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