#38B5DC Color

#38B5DC is rgb(56, 181, 220) in RGB and hsl(194, 70%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38B5DC

HEX#38B5DC

RGBrgb(56, 181, 220)

HSLhsl(194, 70%, 54%)

HSVhsv(194, 75%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.12 223.4)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 18%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38B5DC 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 text8.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38B5DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38B5DC Complementary#DC5E38 Analogous#38DCB0 Analogous#3863DC Triadic#DC38B5 Triadic#B5DC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38B5DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52BFE0 #70CAE6 #8AD4EA #A4DDEF #BEE7F4 #DCF2F9

Shades

#24A5CC #1F8CAD #19748F #13586C #0E3F4E #082730

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