#3a3038

Color #3a3038

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#3a3038

RGB

rgb(58, 48, 56)

HSL

hsl(312, 9.4%, 20.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 17.2%, 22.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.2%, 3.4%, 77.3%)

LAB

lab(21.2, 6.23, -3.39)

LCH

lch(21.2, 7.09, 331.45)

OKLCH

oklch(32.3%, 0.0198, 332.92)

HWB

hwb(312, 18.8%, 77.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#303a32

Analogous

#37303a

#3a3038

#3a3033

Triadic

#3a3038

#383a30

#30383a

Split-complementary

#3a3038

#333a30

#303a37

Tetradic

#3a3038

#3a3230

#303a32

#30383a

Square

#3a3038

#3a3730

#303a32

#30333a

Shades

Color #3a3038 mixed toward black.

#30282f

#272025

#1d181c

#131013

#0a0809

Tints

Color #3a3038 mixed toward white.

#5f4f5c

#846d7f

#a491a0

#c2b5bf

#e1dadf

Tones

Color #3a3038 mixed toward gray.

#393138

#383237

#383337

#373336

#363436

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.66:1

White text reads better on this background (12.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#363636 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#363736 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#3a3534 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a3038;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a3038]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#3a3038 (#3a3038) is rgb(58, 48, 56) in RGB.

No, #3a3038 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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