#38A2B2 Color

#38A2B2 is rgb(56, 162, 178) in RGB and hsl(188, 52%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A2B2

HEX#38A2B2

RGBrgb(56, 162, 178)

HSLhsl(188, 52%, 46%)

HSVhsv(188, 69%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(65.9% 0.097 209.3)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 9%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A2B2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A2B2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A2B2 Complementary#B24938 Analogous#38B286 Analogous#3865B2 Triadic#B238A2 Triadic#A2B238

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A2B2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#49B5C5 #68C1CF #83CDD8 #A2D9E2 #BDE4EA #DCF1F4

Shades

#318D9B #2A7884 #22636D #1B4D55 #14383E #0C2327

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