#388F9F Color

#388F9F is rgb(56, 143, 159) in RGB and hsl(189, 48%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#388F9F

HEX#388F9F

RGBrgb(56, 143, 159)

HSLhsl(189, 48%, 42%)

HSVhsv(189, 65%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.085 211.8)

CMYKcmyk(65%, 10%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #388F9F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #388F9F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#388F9F Complementary#9F4738 Analogous#389F7B Analogous#385C9F Triadic#9F388F Triadic#8F9F38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #388F9F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#42AABD #60B8C7 #7FC5D2 #9DD3DD #BBE1E7 #D9EEF2

Shades

#317E8C #296A75 #225962 #1B444B #143339 #0C1F22

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