#38A0B2 Color

#38A0B2 is rgb(56, 160, 178) in RGB and hsl(189, 52%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A0B2

HEX#38A0B2

RGBrgb(56, 160, 178)

HSLhsl(189, 52%, 46%)

HSVhsv(189, 69%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.096 211.3)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 10%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A0B2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.07:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A0B2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A0B2 Complementary#B24B38 Analogous#38B288 Analogous#3863B2 Triadic#B238A0 Triadic#A0B238

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A0B2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#49B3C5 #68C0CF #83CBD8 #A2D8E2 #BDE3EA #DCF0F4

Shades

#318B9B #2A7684 #22616D #1B4D55 #14383E #0C2327

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