#38B4E5 Color

#38B4E5 is rgb(56, 180, 229) in RGB and hsl(197, 77%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38B4E5

HEX#38B4E5

RGBrgb(56, 180, 229)

HSLhsl(197, 77%, 56%)

HSVhsv(197, 76%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.127 229.3)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 21%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38B4E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38B4E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38B4E5 Complementary#E56938 Analogous#38E5C0 Analogous#385EE5 Triadic#E538B4 Triadic#B4E538

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38B4E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#53BEE9 #6FC9EC #8AD3F0 #A5DDF3 #C0E7F7 #DBF1FA

Shades

#1DA7DD #188BB9 #147499 #0F5875 #0B4156 #062532

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