#343238

Color #343238

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#343238

RGB

rgb(52, 50, 56)

HSL

hsl(260, 5.7%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 10.7%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)

LAB

lab(21.2, 2.3, -3.47)

LCH

lch(21.2, 4.16, 303.54)

OKLCH

oklch(32.2%, 0.0109, 301.05)

HWB

hwb(260, 19.6%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#363832

Analogous

#323338

#343238

#373238

Triadic

#343238

#383432

#323834

Split-complementary

#343238

#383732

#333832

Tetradic

#343238

#383236

#363832

#323834

Square

#343238

#383233

#363832

#323837

Shades

Color #343238 mixed toward black.

#2b2a2f

#232125

#1a191c

#111113

#090809

Tints

Color #343238 mixed toward white.

#55525c

#76717f

#9894a0

#bab8c0

#dddbdf

Tones

Color #343238 mixed toward gray.

#343338

#343337

#353437

#353436

#353536

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.66:1

White text reads better on this background (12.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#333337 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#333336 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#343535 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #343238;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#343238]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#343238 (#343238) is rgb(52, 50, 56) in RGB.

No, #343238 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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