#388A8A Color

#388A8A is rgb(56, 138, 138) in RGB and hsl(180, 42%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#388A8A

HEX#388A8A

RGBrgb(56, 138, 138)

HSLhsl(180, 42%, 38%)

HSVhsv(180, 59%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.079 195.2)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #388A8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #388A8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#388A8A Complementary#8A3838 Analogous#388A61 Analogous#38618A Triadic#8A388A Triadic#8A8A38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #388A8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#46AAAA #5CBCBC #7DCACA #9AD6D6 #BAE3E3 #D7EFEF

Shades

#317777 #296565 #225353 #1C4545 #153333 #0D2121

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