#38394c

Color #38394c

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.41 Nearest Tailwind class gray-700 #364153 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#38394c

RGB

rgb(56, 57, 76)

HSL

hsl(237, 15.2%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237, 26.3%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 25%, 0%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(24.6, 4.49, -11.73)

LCH

lch(24.6, 12.56, 290.95)

OKLCH

oklch(35.2%, 0.033, 282.26)

HWB

hwb(237, 22%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c4b38

Analogous

#38434c

#38394c

#41384c

Triadic

#38394c

#4c3839

#394c38

Split-complementary

#38394c

#4c4138

#434c38

Tetradic

#38394c

#4b384c

#4c4b38

#394c38

Square

#38394c

#4c3843

#4c4b38

#384c41

Shades

Color #38394c mixed toward black.

#2f303f

#252633

#1c1d26

#131319

#090a0d

Tints

Color #38394c mixed toward white.

#535470

#6e7094

#9294af

#b6b7ca

#dbdbe4

Tones

Color #38394c mixed toward gray.

#3a3b4a

#3b3c49

#3d3e47

#3f3f45

#404144

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.86:1

White text reads better on this background (11.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#383848 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#383847 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#384544 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #38394c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38394c]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#38394c (#38394c) is rgb(56, 57, 76) in RGB.

No, #38394c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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