#3a383c

Color #3a383c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#3a383c

RGB

rgb(58, 56, 60)

HSL

hsl(270, 3.4%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 6.7%, 23.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 76.5%)

LAB

lab(23.85, 1.78, -2.18)

LCH

lch(23.85, 2.81, 309.23)

OKLCH

oklch(34.4%, 0.0074, 308.42)

HWB

hwb(270, 22%, 76.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3a3c38

Analogous

#38383c

#3a383c

#3c383c

Triadic

#3a383c

#3c3a38

#383c3a

Split-complementary

#3a383c

#3c3c38

#383c38

Tetradic

#3a383c

#3c383a

#3a3c38

#383c3a

Square

#3a383c

#3c3838

#3a3c38

#383c3c

Shades

Color #3a383c mixed toward black.

#302f32

#272528

#1d1c1e

#131314

#0a090a

Tints

Color #3a383c mixed toward white.

#5b585e

#7c7780

#9c99a0

#bdbbc0

#dedddf

Tones

Color #3a383c mixed toward gray.

#3a383c

#3a393b

#3a3a3a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.81:1

White text reads better on this background (11.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#39393b · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#39393b · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 3.2

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: #3a383c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a383c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#3a383c (#3a383c) is rgb(58, 56, 60) in RGB.

No, #3a383c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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