#38A0BC Color

#38A0BC is rgb(56, 160, 188) in RGB and hsl(193, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A0BC

HEX#38A0BC

RGBrgb(56, 160, 188)

HSLhsl(193, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(193, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.101 219.4)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 15%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A0BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.03:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A0BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A0BC Complementary#BC5538 Analogous#38BC97 Analogous#385EBC Triadic#BC38A0 Triadic#A0BC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A0BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4EAFCA #6ABCD2 #85C8DB #A5D6E4 #C0E3EC #DCEFF4

Shades

#318CA5 #297589 #226172 #1B4D5A #143943 #0C2127

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