#38404c

Color #38404c

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 3.5 Nearest Tailwind class gray-700 #364153 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#38404c

RGB

rgb(56, 64, 76)

HSL

hsl(216, 15.2%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 26.3%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 15.8%, 0%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(26.82, -0.15, -8.36)

LCH

lch(26.82, 8.36, 268.97)

OKLCH

oklch(36.9%, 0.0233, 258.35)

HWB

hwb(216, 22%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c4438

Analogous

#384a4c

#38404c

#3a384c

Triadic

#38404c

#4c3840

#404c38

Split-complementary

#38404c

#4c3a38

#4a4c38

Tetradic

#38404c

#44384c

#4c4438

#404c38

Square

#38404c

#4c384a

#4c4438

#384c3a

Shades

Color #38404c mixed toward black.

#2f353f

#252b33

#1c2026

#131519

#090b0d

Tints

Color #38404c mixed toward white.

#535f70

#6e7d94

#929eaf

#b6beca

#dbdfe4

Tones

Color #38404c mixed toward gray.

#3a404a

#3b4149

#3d4147

#3f4145

#404244

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.01:1

White text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3c49 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#3b3b49 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#384747 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38404c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38404c]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#38404c (#38404c) is rgb(56, 64, 76) in RGB.

No, #38404c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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