#353438

Color #353438

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#353438

RGB

rgb(53, 52, 56)

HSL

hsl(255, 3.7%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 7.1%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 7.1%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(21.94, 1.38, -2.36)

LCH

lch(21.94, 2.73, 300.32)

OKLCH

oklch(32.8%, 0.0071, 297.65)

HWB

hwb(255, 20.4%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#373834

Analogous

#343538

#353438

#373438

Triadic

#353438

#383534

#343835

Split-complementary

#353438

#383734

#353834

Tetradic

#353438

#383437

#373834

#343835

Square

#353438

#383435

#373834

#343837

Shades

Color #353438 mixed toward black.

#2c2b2f

#232325

#1b1a1c

#121113

#090909

Tints

Color #353438 mixed toward white.

#56545b

#77757e

#99979e

#bbbabe

#dddcdf

Tones

Color #353438 mixed toward gray.

#353438

#353537

#363537

#363636

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.7:1

White text reads better on this background (12.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#353537 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#353537 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#353636 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 2.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #353438;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#353438]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#353438 (#353438) is rgb(53, 52, 56) in RGB.

No, #353438 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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