#383338

Color #383338

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.81 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#383338

RGB

rgb(56, 51, 56)

HSL

hsl(300, 4.7%, 21%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 8.9%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(21.92, 3.34, -2.35)

LCH

lch(21.92, 4.08, 324.87)

OKLCH

oklch(32.8%, 0.0111, 326.02)

HWB

hwb(300, 20%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#333833

Analogous

#363338

#383338

#383336

Triadic

#383338

#383833

#333838

Split-complementary

#383338

#363833

#333836

Tetradic

#383338

#383333

#333833

#333838

Square

#383338

#383633

#333833

#333638

Shades

Color #383338 mixed toward black.

#2f2b2f

#252225

#1c1a1c

#131113

#090909

Tints

Color #383338 mixed toward white.

#5b535b

#7e737e

#9f969f

#bfb9bf

#dfdcdf

Tones

Color #383338 mixed toward gray.

#383338

#373437

#363536

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

#363637 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#363737 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#383636 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #383338;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#383338]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#383338 (#383338) is rgb(56, 51, 56) in RGB.

No, #383338 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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