#38A9BC Color

#38A9BC is rgb(56, 169, 188) in RGB and hsl(189, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A9BC

HEX#38A9BC

RGBrgb(56, 169, 188)

HSLhsl(189, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(189, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(68% 0.102 211)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 10%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A9BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A9BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A9BC Complementary#BC4C38 Analogous#38BC8E Analogous#3867BC Triadic#BC38A9 Triadic#A9BC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A9BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4EB8CA #6AC3D2 #85CEDB #A5DBE4 #C0E6EC #DCF1F4

Shades

#3194A5 #297B89 #226672 #1B515A #143C43 #0C2327

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