#38493e

Color #38493e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 8.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#38493e

RGB

rgb(56, 73, 62)

HSL

hsl(141.2, 13.2%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(141.2, 23.3%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 0%, 15.1%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(29.29, -9.37, 4.39)

LCH

lch(29.29, 10.35, 154.9)

OKLCH

oklch(38.7%, 0.0285, 156.41)

HWB

hwb(141.2, 22%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#493843

Analogous

#3a4938

#38493e

#384947

Triadic

#38493e

#3e3849

#493e38

Split-complementary

#38493e

#473849

#49383a

Tetradic

#38493e

#384349

#493843

#493e38

Square

#38493e

#383a49

#493843

#494738

Shades

Color #38493e mixed toward black.

#2f3d34

#253129

#1c251f

#131815

#090c0a

Tints

Color #38493e mixed toward white.

#546d5d

#6f917b

#93ac9c

#b7c8bd

#dbe3de

Tones

Color #38493e mixed toward gray.

#39483e

#3b463f

#3c453f

#3e4340

#3f4240

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.19:1

White text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404041 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#3f3e42 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#394343 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #38493e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38493e]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#38493e (#38493e) is rgb(56, 73, 62) in RGB.

No, #38493e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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