#38B1CC Color

#38B1CC is rgb(56, 177, 204) in RGB and hsl(191, 59%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38B1CC

HEX#38B1CC

RGBrgb(56, 177, 204)

HSLhsl(191, 59%, 51%)

HSVhsv(191, 73%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.11 216.1)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 13%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38B1CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.52:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38B1CC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38B1CC Complementary#CC5338 Analogous#38CC9D Analogous#3867CC Triadic#CC38B1 Triadic#B1CC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38B1CC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55BCD3 #6DC6D9 #89D1E1 #A6DCE8 #C2E7EF #DBF1F6

Shades

#2E9AB2 #28859A #206D7E #195461 #123C45 #0C272D

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