#38504c

Color #38504c

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 3.58 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#38504c

RGB

rgb(56, 80, 76)

HSL

hsl(170, 17.6%, 26.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170, 30%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 0%, 5%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(32.03, -10.15, -0.6)

LCH

lch(32.03, 10.17, 183.38)

OKLCH

oklch(41%, 0.0302, 183.42)

HWB

hwb(170, 22%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#50383c

Analogous

#385040

#38504c

#384850

Triadic

#38504c

#4c3850

#504c38

Split-complementary

#38504c

#503848

#504038

Tetradic

#38504c

#383c50

#50383c

#504c38

Square

#38504c

#403850

#50383c

#485038

Shades

Color #38504c mixed toward black.

#2f433f

#253533

#1c2826

#131b19

#090d0d

Tints

Color #38504c mixed toward white.

#52756f

#6c9891

#91b2ad

#b6ccc8

#dae5e4

Tones

Color #38504c mixed toward gray.

#3a4e4b

#3c4c49

#3e4a48

#404847

#424645

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44444d · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#42404d · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#394e4e · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #38504c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38504c]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#38504c (#38504c) is rgb(56, 80, 76) in RGB.

No, #38504c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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