#38181b

Color #38181b

A moderately saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 21.5 Nearest Tailwind class red-950 #460809 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#38181b

RGB

rgb(56, 24, 27)

HSL

hsl(354.4, 40%, 15.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(354.4, 57.1%, 22%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 51.8%, 78%)

LAB

lab(13.07, 16.24, 5.28)

LCH

lch(13.07, 17.08, 18.01)

OKLCH

oklch(25.7%, 0.0508, 15.4)

HWB

hwb(354.4, 9.4%, 78%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#183835

Analogous

#38182b

#38181b

#382518

Triadic

#38181b

#1b3818

#181b38

Split-complementary

#38181b

#183825

#182b38

Tetradic

#38181b

#383518

#183835

#181b38

Square

#38181b

#2b3818

#183835

#251838

Shades

Color #38181b mixed toward black.

#2f1417

#251012

#1c0c0e

#130809

#090405

Tints

Color #38181b mixed toward white.

#6a2e33

#9c434b

#bf6971

#d49ba0

#eacdd0

Tones

Color #38181b mixed toward gray.

#351b1d

#331d1f

#302022

#2d2324

#2b2526

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.31:1

White text reads better on this background (15.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2d2d1a · ΔE 24.3

Deuteranopia

#2f311a · ΔE 26.6

Tritanopia

#371a1a · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38181b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38181b]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#38181b (#38181b) is rgb(56, 24, 27) in RGB.

No, #38181b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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