#38373c

Color #38373c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.61 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#38373c

RGB

rgb(56, 55, 60)

HSL

hsl(252, 4.3%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 8.3%, 23.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 8.3%, 0%, 76.5%)

LAB

lab(23.34, 1.61, -2.96)

LCH

lch(23.34, 3.37, 298.54)

OKLCH

oklch(34%, 0.0087, 295.1)

HWB

hwb(252, 21.6%, 76.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b3c37

Analogous

#37383c

#38373c

#3a373c

Triadic

#38373c

#3c3837

#373c38

Split-complementary

#38373c

#3c3a37

#383c37

Tetradic

#38373c

#3c373b

#3b3c37

#373c38

Square

#38373c

#3c3738

#3b3c37

#373c3a

Shades

Color #38373c mixed toward black.

#2f2e32

#252528

#1c1b1e

#131214

#09090a

Tints

Color #38373c mixed toward white.

#58565e

#787681

#9a98a0

#bbbac0

#dddddf

Tones

Color #38373c mixed toward gray.

#38373b

#38383b

#39383b

#39393a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.78:1

White text reads better on this background (11.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#38383b · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#38383b · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#383a3a · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #38373c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38373c]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#38373c (#38373c) is rgb(56, 55, 60) in RGB.

No, #38373c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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