#38373d

Color #38373d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.39 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#38373d

RGB

rgb(56, 55, 61)

HSL

hsl(250, 5.2%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 9.8%, 23.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 9.8%, 0%, 76.1%)

LAB

lab(23.37, 1.85, -3.58)

LCH

lch(23.37, 4.03, 297.33)

OKLCH

oklch(34%, 0.0105, 293.63)

HWB

hwb(250, 21.6%, 76.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3c3d37

Analogous

#37393d

#38373d

#3b373d

Triadic

#38373d

#3d3837

#373d38

Split-complementary

#38373d

#3d3b37

#393d37

Tetradic

#38373d

#3d373c

#3c3d37

#373d38

Square

#38373d

#3d3739

#3c3d37

#373d3b

Shades

Color #38373d mixed toward black.

#2f2e33

#252529

#1c1b1e

#131214

#09090a

Tints

Color #38373d mixed toward white.

#58565f

#777582

#9997a2

#bbbac1

#dddce0

Tones

Color #38373d mixed toward gray.

#38373c

#39383c

#39383b

#39393b

#3a393a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.78:1

White text reads better on this background (11.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#38383c · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#38383b · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#383a3a · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38373d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38373d]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#38373d (#38373d) is rgb(56, 55, 61) in RGB.

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

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