#38AD8C Color

#38AD8C is rgb(56, 173, 140) in RGB and hsl(163, 51%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38AD8C

HEX#38AD8C

RGBrgb(56, 173, 140)

HSLhsl(163, 51%, 45%)

HSVhsv(163, 68%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.115 170.3)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 19%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38AD8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.52:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38AD8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38AD8C Complementary#AD3859 Analogous#38AD52 Analogous#3894AD Triadic#8C38AD Triadic#AD8C38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38AD8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4AC4A2 #65CDB0 #84D7BF #9FE0CD #BEEADD #D8F3EB

Shades

#319679 #297F67 #226854 #1B5544 #143E32 #0C271F

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