#38545d

Color #38545d

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 6.74 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#38545d

RGB

rgb(56, 84, 93)

HSL

hsl(194.6, 24.8%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.6, 39.8%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.8%, 9.7%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(33.92, -7.86, -8.56)

LCH

lch(33.92, 11.62, 227.44)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.0366, 220.01)

HWB

hwb(194.6, 22%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d4138

Analogous

#385d53

#38545d

#38415d

Triadic

#38545d

#5d3854

#545d38

Split-complementary

#38545d

#5d3841

#5d5338

Tetradic

#38545d

#41385d

#5d4138

#545d38

Square

#38545d

#53385d

#5d4138

#415d38

Shades

Color #38545d mixed toward black.

#2f464d

#25383e

#1c2a2e

#131c1f

#090e0f

Tints

Color #38545d mixed toward white.

#4f7682

#6996a4

#8eb0bb

#b4cad2

#d9e5e8

Tones

Color #38545d mixed toward gray.

#3b525a

#3e5157

#414f54

#444e51

#474c4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.59:1

White text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46465b · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#44425a · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#3a5959 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38545d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38545d]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#38545d (#38545d) is rgb(56, 84, 93) in RGB.

No, #38545d 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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