#38AD8E Color

#38AD8E is rgb(56, 173, 142) in RGB and hsl(164, 51%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38AD8E

HEX#38AD8E

RGBrgb(56, 173, 142)

HSLhsl(164, 51%, 45%)

HSVhsv(164, 68%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.114 171.6)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 18%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38AD8E 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 text7.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38AD8E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38AD8E Complementary#AD3857 Analogous#38AD54 Analogous#3892AD Triadic#8E38AD Triadic#AD8E38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38AD8E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4AC4A4 #65CDB1 #84D7C1 #9FE0CE #BEEADE #D8F3EC

Shades

#31967B #297F68 #226855 #1B5545 #143E33 #0C2720

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