Charcoal (Neutral)

#38373B

RGB: 56, 55, 59

Color OverviewHEX #38373B

#38373B Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #38373B is composed of 22% red, 22% green, and 23% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 255°, saturation of 4%, and lightness of 22%.

HEX

#38373B

RGB

56, 55, 59

HSL

255°, 4%, 22%

HSV

255°, 7%, 23%

CMYK

5%, 7%, 0%, 77%

Name Match

Charcoal

Closest Standard

Shades of #38373B (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #38373B (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #38373B (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #38373B

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #38373B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):11.81 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #38373B Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):1.78 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #38373B;
}

.element {
  color: #38373B;
  background-color: #38373B;
  border-color: #38373B;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#38373B] text-[#38373B] border-[#38373B]">
  Content styled with #38373B
</div>