#38272b

Color #38272b

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#38272b

RGB

rgb(56, 39, 43)

HSL

hsl(345.9, 17.9%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.9, 30.4%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 23.2%, 78%)

LAB

lab(17.77, 8.74, 0.52)

LCH

lch(17.77, 8.76, 3.4)

OKLCH

oklch(29.4%, 0.0263, 3.26)

HWB

hwb(345.9, 15.3%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#273834

Analogous

#382733

#38272b

#382b27

Triadic

#38272b

#2b3827

#272b38

Split-complementary

#38272b

#27382b

#273338

Tetradic

#38272b

#383427

#273834

#272b38

Square

#38272b

#333827

#273834

#2b2738

Shades

Color #38272b mixed toward black.

#2f2024

#251a1d

#1c1315

#130d0e

#090607

Tints

Color #38272b mixed toward white.

#61434a

#89606a

#aa858d

#c6adb3

#e3d6d9

Tones

Color #38272b mixed toward gray.

#37282c

#352a2c

#342b2d

#322d2e

#312e2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.49:1

White text reads better on this background (14.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#31312a · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#32342a · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#372929 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #38272b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38272b]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#38272b (#38272b) is rgb(56, 39, 43) in RGB.

No, #38272b 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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