#38312E

Accessibility

AAA

12.75:1

Vs white / black

12.75:1 · 1.65:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#38312e

RGB

rgb(56, 49, 46)

RGBA

rgba(56, 49, 46, 1)

HSL

hsl(18, 10%, 20%)

HSLA

hsla(18, 10%, 20%, 1)

HSV

hsv(18, 18%, 22%)

LAB

lab(20.96% 2.51 3.06)

LCH

lch(20.96% 3.96 50.64)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3196 0.0081 0.008)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3196 0.0114 44.64)

XYZ

xyz(3.22, 3.23, 3.04)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 18%, 78%)

CSS

color: #38312e;

CSS variable

--color-38312e: #38312e;

SCSS

$color-38312e: #38312e;

JavaScript

const color = "#38312e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#38312e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#38312e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#38312e", "rgb": { "r": 56, "g": 49, "b": 46 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3196 0.0114 44.64)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#38312e-1: #38312e;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.41 · #292524

Nearest CSS named color

Black

Very different · ΔE 13.9 · #000000

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 6.71 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 8.62 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff1ea 100f4e4dd 200e0d0ca 300cabab3 400ad9e97 50091837c 6007b6d67 700645650 8004d413b 900382c27 950231813

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

eeeeee dedddc cdcccb bdbab9 aca9a8 9c9897 8b8785 7a7674 6a6562 595351 49423f 38312e 332d2a 2f2926 2a2523 25211f 211d1b 1c1917 171413 13100f 0e0c0c 090808 050404

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

eeeeee dedddc cdcccb bdbab9 aca9a8 9c9897 8b8785 7a7674 6a6562 595351 49423f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

332d2a 2f2926 2a2523 25211f 211d1b 1c1917 171413 13100f 0e0c0c 090808 050404

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

3e3835 443e3c 4a4543 504b49 565250 5c5957 625f5e 686665 6e6c6c 747372 7a7979

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#38312EStop 1 #2E3538Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#382E30Stop 1 #38312EStop 2 #38362EStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#38312EStop 1 #2E3831Stop 2 #312E38Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#38312EStop 1 #2E3836Stop 2 #2E3038Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#38312EStop 1 #625650Stop 2 #8C7A73Stop 3 #AFA29DStop 4 #D1CAC7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #38312e works

#38312E (#38312e) sits in the brown family at about 18° hue, 10% saturation, and 20% lightness. Contrast is 12.75:1 on white and 1.65:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-800 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #38312e is 1.65:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Reliability, earthiness, and craft. Common in organic, coffee, and heritage brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Brown range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind stone 800#292524 Tailwind stone 700#44403C Tailwind neutral 800#262626 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Tailwind zinc 800#27272A Material Grey 800#424242 Material Grey 900#212121 Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Tailwind stone 900#1C1917 Dracula Orchid#2D3436 Material Brown 900#3E2723