#38B8CC Color

#38B8CC is rgb(56, 184, 204) in RGB and hsl(188, 59%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38B8CC

HEX#38B8CC

RGBrgb(56, 184, 204)

HSLhsl(188, 59%, 51%)

HSVhsv(188, 73%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.111 210.2)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 10%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38B8CC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.36:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38B8CC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38B8CC Complementary#CC4C38 Analogous#38CC96 Analogous#386ECC Triadic#CC38B8 Triadic#B8CC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38B8CC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#55C2D3 #6DCBD9 #89D5E1 #A6DFE8 #C2E9EF #DBF2F6

Shades

#2EA1B2 #288B9A #20717E #195861 #123E45 #0C282D

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