#38A4AD Color

#38A4AD is rgb(56, 164, 173) in RGB and hsl(185, 51%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A4AD

HEX#38A4AD

RGBrgb(56, 164, 173)

HSLhsl(185, 51%, 45%)

HSVhsv(185, 68%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.096 203.1)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 5%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A4AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A4AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A4AD Complementary#AD4238 Analogous#38AD7D Analogous#3869AD Triadic#AD38A4 Triadic#A4AD38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A4AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4ABAC4 #65C4CD #84D0D7 #9FDAE0 #BEE6EA #D8F0F3

Shades

#318E96 #29787F #226268 #1B5055 #143A3E #0C2427

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