#38A9CC Color

#38A9CC is rgb(56, 169, 204) in RGB and hsl(194, 59%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38A9CC

HEX#38A9CC

RGBrgb(56, 169, 204)

HSLhsl(194, 59%, 51%)

HSVhsv(194, 73%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.111 222.9)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 17%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38A9CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38A9CC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38A9CC Complementary#CC5B38 Analogous#38CCA4 Analogous#3860CC Triadic#CC38A9 Triadic#A9CC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38A9CC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55B6D3 #6DC0D9 #89CCE1 #A6D9E8 #C2E5EF #DBEFF6

Shades

#2E94B2 #287F9A #20687E #195061 #123945 #0C252D

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