#38363c

Color #38363c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.93 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#38363c

RGB

rgb(56, 54, 60)

HSL

hsl(260, 5.3%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 10%, 23.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 10%, 0%, 76.5%)

LAB

lab(23.02, 2.27, -3.43)

LCH

lch(23.02, 4.11, 303.5)

OKLCH

oklch(33.7%, 0.0107, 300.87)

HWB

hwb(260, 21.2%, 76.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3a3c36

Analogous

#36373c

#38363c

#3b363c

Triadic

#38363c

#3c3836

#363c38

Split-complementary

#38363c

#3c3b36

#373c36

Tetradic

#38363c

#3c363a

#3a3c36

#363c38

Square

#38363c

#3c3637

#3a3c36

#363c3b

Shades

Color #38363c mixed toward black.

#2f2d32

#252428

#1c1b1e

#131214

#09090a

Tints

Color #38363c mixed toward white.

#59555f

#797582

#9a97a1

#bcbac1

#dddce0

Tones

Color #38363c mixed toward gray.

#38373c

#38373b

#39383b

#39383a

#39393a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.76:1

White text reads better on this background (11.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#37373b · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#37373a · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#383939 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38363c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38363c]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#38363c (#38363c) is rgb(56, 54, 60) in RGB.

No, #38363c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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