#38A4BC Color

#38A4BC is rgb(56, 164, 188) in RGB and hsl(191, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A4BC

HEX#38A4BC

RGBrgb(56, 164, 188)

HSLhsl(191, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(191, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.101 215.7)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 13%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A4BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A4BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A4BC Complementary#BC5138 Analogous#38BC93 Analogous#3862BC Triadic#BC38A4 Triadic#A4BC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A4BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4EB3CA #6ABFD2 #85CBDB #A5D8E4 #C0E4EC #DCF0F4

Shades

#3190A5 #297889 #226372 #1B4F5A #143A43 #0C2227

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