#38B3E0 Color

#38B3E0 is rgb(56, 179, 224) in RGB and hsl(196, 73%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38B3E0

HEX#38B3E0

RGBrgb(56, 179, 224)

HSLhsl(196, 73%, 55%)

HSVhsv(196, 75%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.123 227.3)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 20%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38B3E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38B3E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38B3E0 Complementary#E06538 Analogous#38E0B9 Analogous#3860E0 Triadic#E038B3 Triadic#B3E038

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38B3E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#53BDE4 #6DC8E8 #88D2EC #A7DDF1 #C1E7F5 #DCF2F9

Shades

#21A4D4 #1C89B0 #177192 #125973 #0D4154 #082631

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