#38383e

Color #38383e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#38383e

RGB

rgb(56, 56, 62)

HSL

hsl(240, 5.1%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 9.7%, 24.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 9.7%, 0%, 75.7%)

LAB

lab(23.73, 1.43, -3.72)

LCH

lch(23.73, 3.99, 291.03)

OKLCH

oklch(34.3%, 0.0104, 285.64)

HWB

hwb(240, 22%, 75.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e3e38

Analogous

#383b3e

#38383e

#3b383e

Triadic

#38383e

#3e3838

#383e38

Split-complementary

#38383e

#3e3b38

#3b3e38

Tetradic

#38383e

#3e383e

#3e3e38

#383e38

Square

#38383e

#3e383b

#3e3e38

#383e3b

Shades

Color #38383e mixed toward black.

#2f2f34

#252529

#1c1c1f

#131315

#09090a

Tints

Color #38383e mixed toward white.

#575760

#767683

#9898a2

#babac1

#dddde0

Tones

Color #38383e mixed toward gray.

#38383d

#39393d

#39393c

#3a3a3c

#3a3a3b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.8:1

White text reads better on this background (11.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#38383d · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#38383c · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#383b3b · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38383e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38383e]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#38383e (#38383e) is rgb(56, 56, 62) in RGB.

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

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