#38404a

Color #38404a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 3.14 Nearest Tailwind class gray-700 #364153 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#38404a

RGB

rgb(56, 64, 74)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 13.8%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 24.3%, 29%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 13.5%, 0%, 71%)

LAB

lab(26.74, -0.7, -7.17)

LCH

lch(26.74, 7.2, 264.42)

OKLCH

oklch(36.8%, 0.0203, 253.98)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 22%, 71%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a4238

Analogous

#38494a

#38404a

#39384a

Triadic

#38404a

#4a3840

#404a38

Split-complementary

#38404a

#4a3938

#494a38

Tetradic

#38404a

#42384a

#4a4238

#404a38

Square

#38404a

#4a3849

#4a4238

#384a39

Shades

Color #38404a mixed toward black.

#2f353e

#252b31

#1c2025

#131519

#090b0c

Tints

Color #38404a mixed toward white.

#535f6e

#6f7e92

#939fad

#b7bfc8

#dbdfe4

Tones

Color #38404a mixed toward gray.

#3a4049

#3b4047

#3d4146

#3e4144

#404143

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

2:1

White text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3c48 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#3b3b47 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#384645 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #38404a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38404a]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#38404a (#38404a) is rgb(56, 64, 74) in RGB.

No, #38404a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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