#38AEE5 Color

#38AEE5 is rgb(56, 174, 229) in RGB and hsl(199, 77%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38AEE5

HEX#38AEE5

RGBrgb(56, 174, 229)

HSLhsl(199, 77%, 56%)

HSVhsv(199, 76%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.129 233.5)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 24%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38AEE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.51:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38AEE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38AEE5 Complementary#E56F38 Analogous#38E5C6 Analogous#3858E5 Triadic#E538AE Triadic#AEE538

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38AEE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#53B9E9 #6FC4EC #8ACFF0 #A5DAF3 #C0E5F7 #DBF0FA

Shades

#1DA0DD #1886B9 #146F99 #0F5575 #0B3E56 #062432

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