#38483b

Color #38483b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#38483b

RGB

rgb(56, 72, 59)

HSL

hsl(131.3, 12.5%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(131.3, 22.2%, 28.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 0%, 18.1%, 71.8%)

LAB

lab(28.88, -9.44, 5.73)

LCH

lch(28.88, 11.04, 148.74)

OKLCH

oklch(38.4%, 0.0299, 150.35)

HWB

hwb(131.3, 22%, 71.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#483845

Analogous

#3d4838

#38483b

#384843

Triadic

#38483b

#3b3848

#483b38

Split-complementary

#38483b

#433848

#48383d

Tetradic

#38483b

#384548

#483845

#483b38

Square

#38483b

#383d48

#483845

#484338

Shades

Color #38483b mixed toward black.

#2f3c31

#253027

#1c241e

#131814

#090c0a

Tints

Color #38483b mixed toward white.

#546c58

#709076

#94ab98

#b7c7ba

#dbe3dd

Tones

Color #38483b mixed toward gray.

#39473c

#3b453d

#3c443e

#3d433e

#3f413f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f403e · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#3f3d3f · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#394142 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38483b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38483b]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#38483b (#38483b) is rgb(56, 72, 59) in RGB.

No, #38483b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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