#38A4CC Color

#38A4CC is rgb(56, 164, 204) in RGB and hsl(196, 59%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A4CC

HEX#38A4CC

RGBrgb(56, 164, 204)

HSLhsl(196, 59%, 51%)

HSVhsv(196, 73%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.112 227)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 20%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A4CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.86:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A4CC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A4CC Complementary#CC6038 Analogous#38CCA9 Analogous#385BCC Triadic#CC38A4 Triadic#A4CC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A4CC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55B1D3 #6DBCD9 #89C9E1 #A6D6E8 #C2E3EF #DBEEF6

Shades

#2E8FB2 #287C9A #20657E #194E61 #123745 #0C242D

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