#38B8DC Color

#38B8DC is rgb(56, 184, 220) in RGB and hsl(193, 70%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38B8DC

HEX#38B8DC

RGBrgb(56, 184, 220)

HSLhsl(193, 70%, 54%)

HSVhsv(193, 75%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.119 221.1)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 16%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38B8DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38B8DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38B8DC Complementary#DC5B38 Analogous#38DCAD Analogous#3866DC Triadic#DC38B8 Triadic#B8DC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38B8DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52C1E0 #70CCE6 #8AD5EA #A4DFEF #BEE8F4 #DCF3F9

Shades

#24A7CC #1F8EAD #19768F #13596C #0E404E #082730

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