#38393e

Color #38393e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.57 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#38393e

RGB

rgb(56, 57, 62)

HSL

hsl(230, 5.1%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 9.7%, 24.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 8.1%, 0%, 75.7%)

LAB

lab(24.05, 0.77, -3.24)

LCH

lch(24.05, 3.33, 283.37)

OKLCH

oklch(34.6%, 0.0088, 277.21)

HWB

hwb(230, 22%, 75.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e3d38

Analogous

#383c3e

#38393e

#3a383e

Triadic

#38393e

#3e3839

#393e38

Split-complementary

#38393e

#3e3a38

#3c3e38

Tetradic

#38393e

#3d383e

#3e3d38

#393e38

Square

#38393e

#3e383c

#3e3d38

#383e3a

Shades

Color #38393e mixed toward black.

#2f2f34

#252629

#1c1c1f

#131315

#09090a

Tints

Color #38393e mixed toward white.

#575860

#767883

#989aa2

#babbc1

#dddde0

Tones

Color #38393e mixed toward gray.

#38393d

#393a3d

#393a3c

#3a3a3c

#3a3b3b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.82:1

White text reads better on this background (11.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#38383d · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#38383d · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#383c3c · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 3.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38393e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38393e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#38393e (#38393e) is rgb(56, 57, 62) in RGB.

No, #38393e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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