#38282b

Color #38282b

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#38282b

RGB

rgb(56, 40, 43)

HSL

hsl(348.8, 16.7%, 18.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.8, 28.6%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 23.2%, 78%)

LAB

lab(18.07, 8.06, 0.96)

LCH

lch(18.07, 8.12, 6.79)

OKLCH

oklch(29.7%, 0.0244, 6.11)

HWB

hwb(348.8, 15.7%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#283835

Analogous

#382833

#38282b

#382d28

Triadic

#38282b

#2b3828

#282b38

Split-complementary

#38282b

#28382d

#283338

Tetradic

#38282b

#383528

#283835

#282b38

Square

#38282b

#333828

#283835

#2d2838

Shades

Color #38282b mixed toward black.

#2f2124

#251b1d

#1c1415

#130d0e

#090707

Tints

Color #38282b mixed toward white.

#60454a

#886169

#a9868d

#c6aeb3

#e2d7d9

Tones

Color #38282b mixed toward gray.

#37292c

#352b2d

#342c2d

#332d2e

#312f2f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#32322a · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#33342a · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#372a2a · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38282b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38282b]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#38282b (#38282b) is rgb(56, 40, 43) in RGB.

No, #38282b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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