#38BAE5 Color

#38BAE5 is rgb(56, 186, 229) in RGB and hsl(195, 77%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38BAE5

HEX#38BAE5

RGBrgb(56, 186, 229)

HSLhsl(195, 77%, 56%)

HSVhsv(195, 76%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.125 225)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 19%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38BAE5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.25:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38BAE5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38BAE5 Complementary#E56438 Analogous#38E5BA Analogous#3864E5 Triadic#E538BA Triadic#BAE538

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38BAE5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#53C3E9 #6FCDEC #8AD6F0 #A5E0F3 #C0E9F7 #DBF2FA

Shades

#1DADDD #1891B9 #147899 #0F5C75 #0B4356 #062732

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