#388D9F Color

#388D9F is rgb(56, 141, 159) in RGB and hsl(190, 48%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#388D9F

HEX#388D9F

RGBrgb(56, 141, 159)

HSLhsl(190, 48%, 42%)

HSVhsv(190, 65%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.085 214.1)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 11%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #388D9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.83:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #388D9F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#388D9F Complementary#9F4938 Analogous#389F7C Analogous#385A9F Triadic#9F388D Triadic#8D9F38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #388D9F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#42A8BD #60B6C7 #7FC4D2 #9DD2DD #BBE0E7 #D9EEF2

Shades

#317D8C #296875 #225862 #1B434B #143239 #0C1E22

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