#383138

Color #383138

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#383138

RGB

rgb(56, 49, 56)

HSL

hsl(300, 6.7%, 20.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 12.5%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(21.29, 4.69, -3.28)

LCH

lch(21.29, 5.72, 325.03)

OKLCH

oklch(32.3%, 0.0156, 326)

HWB

hwb(300, 19.2%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#313831

Analogous

#353138

#383138

#383135

Triadic

#383138

#383831

#313838

Split-complementary

#383138

#353831

#313835

Tetradic

#383138

#383131

#313831

#313838

Square

#383138

#383531

#313831

#313538

Shades

Color #383138 mixed toward black.

#2f292f

#252125

#1c191c

#131013

#090809

Tints

Color #383138 mixed toward white.

#5c505c

#807080

#a193a1

#c0b7c0

#e0dbe0

Tones

Color #383138 mixed toward gray.

#373237

#363336

#353435

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.66:1

White text reads better on this background (12.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#353536 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#353636 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#383535 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #383138;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#383138]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#383138 (#383138) is rgb(56, 49, 56) in RGB.

No, #383138 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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