#38BCB8 Color

#38BCB8 is rgb(56, 188, 184) in RGB and hsl(178, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38BCB8

HEX#38BCB8

RGBrgb(56, 188, 184)

HSLhsl(178, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(178, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.111 192)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 2%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38BCB8 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 text9.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38BCB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38BCB8 Complementary#BC383D Analogous#38BC76 Analogous#387FBC Triadic#B838BC Triadic#BCB838

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38BCB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4ECAC6 #6AD2CF #85DBD8 #A5E4E2 #C0ECEB #DCF4F4

Shades

#31A5A1 #298986 #22726F #1B5A58 #144341 #0C2726

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