#38383c

Color #38383c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#38383c

RGB

rgb(56, 56, 60)

HSL

hsl(240, 3.4%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 6.7%, 23.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(23.66, 0.94, -2.48)

LCH

lch(23.66, 2.65, 290.76)

OKLCH

oklch(34.2%, 0.0069, 286.06)

HWB

hwb(240, 22%, 76.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3c3c38

Analogous

#383a3c

#38383c

#3a383c

Triadic

#38383c

#3c3838

#383c38

Split-complementary

#38383c

#3c3a38

#3a3c38

Tetradic

#38383c

#3c383c

#3c3c38

#383c38

Square

#38383c

#3c383a

#3c3c38

#383c3a

Shades

Color #38383c mixed toward black.

#2f2f32

#252528

#1c1c1e

#131314

#09090a

Tints

Color #38383c mixed toward white.

#58585e

#777780

#9999a0

#bbbbc0

#dddddf

Tones

Color #38383c mixed toward gray.

#38383c

#39393b

#3a3a3a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.8:1

White text reads better on this background (11.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#38383b · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#38383b · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#383a3a · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38383c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38383c]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#38383c (#38383c) is rgb(56, 56, 60) in RGB.

No, #38383c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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