#38A9AD Color

#38A9AD is rgb(56, 169, 173) in RGB and hsl(182, 51%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A9AD

HEX#38A9AD

RGBrgb(56, 169, 173)

HSLhsl(182, 51%, 45%)

HSVhsv(182, 68%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.099 198.5)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 2%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A9AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.45:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A9AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A9AD Complementary#AD3C38 Analogous#38AD77 Analogous#386FAD Triadic#AD38A9 Triadic#A9AD38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A9AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4AC0C4 #65CACD #84D4D7 #9FDEE0 #BEE8EA #D8F2F3

Shades

#319396 #297C7F #226668 #1B5355 #143C3E #0C2627

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