#38BC9E Color

#38BC9E is rgb(56, 188, 158) in RGB and hsl(166, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38BC9E

HEX#38BC9E

RGBrgb(56, 188, 158)

HSLhsl(166, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(166, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.121 174.1)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 16%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38BC9E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38BC9E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38BC9E Complementary#BC3857 Analogous#38BC5C Analogous#3899BC Triadic#9E38BC Triadic#BC9E38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38BC9E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4ECAAD #6AD2BA #85DBC7 #A5E4D5 #C0ECE2 #DCF4EF

Shades

#31A58A #298973 #22725F #1B5A4C #144338 #0C2721

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