#393238

Color #393238

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.49 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#393238

RGB

rgb(57, 50, 56)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 6.5%, 21%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 12.3%, 22.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 1.8%, 77.6%)

LAB

lab(21.71, 4.44, -2.65)

LCH

lch(21.71, 5.17, 329.17)

OKLCH

oklch(32.7%, 0.0142, 330.55)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 19.6%, 77.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#323933

Analogous

#373239

#393238

#393235

Triadic

#393238

#383932

#323839

Split-complementary

#393238

#353932

#323937

Tetradic

#393238

#393332

#323933

#323839

Square

#393238

#393732

#323933

#323539

Shades

Color #393238 mixed toward black.

#302a2f

#262125

#1d191c

#131113

#0a0809

Tints

Color #393238 mixed toward white.

#5d515b

#81717e

#a1949f

#c0b7bf

#e0dbdf

Tones

Color #393238 mixed toward gray.

#383338

#383337

#373437

#373436

#363536

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.69:1

White text reads better on this background (12.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#363637 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#363736 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#393535 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #393238;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#393238]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#393238 (#393238) is rgb(57, 50, 56) in RGB.

No, #393238 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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