#38A2AD Color

#38A2AD is rgb(56, 162, 173) in RGB and hsl(186, 51%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A2AD

HEX#38A2AD

RGBrgb(56, 162, 173)

HSLhsl(186, 51%, 45%)

HSVhsv(186, 68%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.096 205)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 6%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A2AD 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 text6.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A2AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A2AD Complementary#AD4438 Analogous#38AD7E Analogous#3867AD Triadic#AD38A2 Triadic#A2AD38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A2AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4AB8C4 #65C3CD #84CFD7 #9FD9E0 #BEE5EA #D8F0F3

Shades

#318C96 #29767F #226168 #1B4F55 #14393E #0C2427

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