#38555b

Color #38555b

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 5.09 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#38555b

RGB

rgb(56, 85, 91)

HSL

hsl(190.3, 23.8%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.3, 38.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.5%, 6.6%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(34.18, -9.04, -6.92)

LCH

lch(34.18, 11.38, 217.43)

OKLCH

oklch(42.9%, 0.0358, 212.01)

HWB

hwb(190.3, 22%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b3e38

Analogous

#385b4f

#38555b

#38435b

Triadic

#38555b

#5b3855

#555b38

Split-complementary

#38555b

#5b3843

#5b4f38

Tetradic

#38555b

#3e385b

#5b3e38

#555b38

Square

#38555b

#4f385b

#5b3e38

#435b38

Shades

Color #38555b mixed toward black.

#2f474c

#25393d

#1c2a2d

#131c1e

#090e0f

Tints

Color #38555b mixed toward white.

#4f7880

#6999a3

#8fb2ba

#b4ccd1

#dae5e8

Tones

Color #38555b mixed toward gray.

#3b5358

#3e5155

#414f52

#444d4f

#474b4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.62:1

White text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46475a · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#454259 · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#3a5858 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #38555b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38555b]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#38555b (#38555b) is rgb(56, 85, 91) in RGB.

No, #38555b 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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