#38A5AD Color

#38A5AD is rgb(56, 165, 173) in RGB and hsl(184, 51%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A5AD

HEX#38A5AD

RGBrgb(56, 165, 173)

HSLhsl(184, 51%, 45%)

HSVhsv(184, 68%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.097 202.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A5AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A5AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A5AD Complementary#AD4038 Analogous#38AD7B Analogous#386BAD Triadic#AD38A5 Triadic#A5AD38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A5AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4ABCC4 #65C6CD #84D1D7 #9FDBE0 #BEE7EA #D8F1F3

Shades

#318F96 #29797F #226368 #1B5155 #143B3E #0C2527

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