#373538

Color #373538

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.96 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#373538

RGB

rgb(55, 53, 56)

HSL

hsl(280, 2.8%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 5.4%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 5.4%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(22.46, 1.56, -1.57)

LCH

lch(22.46, 2.21, 314.82)

OKLCH

oklch(33.2%, 0.0059, 314.31)

HWB

hwb(280, 20.8%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#363835

Analogous

#363538

#373538

#383538

Triadic

#373538

#383735

#353837

Split-complementary

#373538

#383835

#353836

Tetradic

#373538

#383536

#363835

#353837

Square

#373538

#383635

#363835

#353838

Shades

Color #373538 mixed toward black.

#2e2c2f

#252325

#1c1b1c

#121213

#090909

Tints

Color #373538 mixed toward white.

#59565a

#7b767d

#9c989e

#bdbabe

#dedddf

Tones

Color #373538 mixed toward gray.

#373538

#373638

#373637

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.73:1

White text reads better on this background (12.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#363637 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#363637 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#373737 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #373538;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#373538]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#373538 (#373538) is rgb(55, 53, 56) in RGB.

No, #373538 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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