#38AD8A Color

#38AD8A is rgb(56, 173, 138) in RGB and hsl(162, 51%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38AD8A

HEX#38AD8A

RGBrgb(56, 173, 138)

HSLhsl(162, 51%, 45%)

HSVhsv(162, 68%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.116 169.1)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 20%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38AD8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38AD8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38AD8A Complementary#AD385B Analogous#38AD50 Analogous#3896AD Triadic#8A38AD Triadic#AD8A38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38AD8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4AC4A0 #65CDAE #84D7BE #9FE0CC #BEEADC #D8F3EB

Shades

#319678 #297F65 #226853 #1B5544 #143E31 #0C271F

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