#38ACD6 Color

#38ACD6 is rgb(56, 172, 214) in RGB and hsl(196, 66%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38ACD6

HEX#38ACD6

RGBrgb(56, 172, 214)

HSLhsl(196, 66%, 53%)

HSVhsv(196, 74%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(69.8% 0.117 226.8)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 20%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38ACD6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.61:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38ACD6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38ACD6 Complementary#D66238 Analogous#38D6B1 Analogous#385DD6 Triadic#D638AC Triadic#ACD638

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38ACD6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#51B7DB #6FC3E2 #88CEE7 #A6DAED #C0E5F2 #DDF1F8

Shades

#2899C3 #2282A5 #1C6B87 #16536A #103C4C #0A252F

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