#38A0AD Color

#38A0AD is rgb(56, 160, 173) in RGB and hsl(187, 51%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A0AD

HEX#38A0AD

RGBrgb(56, 160, 173)

HSLhsl(187, 51%, 45%)

HSVhsv(187, 68%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.095 206.9)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 8%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A0AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A0AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A0AD Complementary#AD4638 Analogous#38AD80 Analogous#3865AD Triadic#AD38A0 Triadic#A0AD38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A0AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4AB6C4 #65C1CD #84CDD7 #9FD8E0 #BEE5EA #D8EFF3

Shades

#318A96 #29757F #226068 #1B4E55 #14393E #0C2327

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