#38BCBA Color

#38BCBA is rgb(56, 188, 186) in RGB and hsl(179, 54%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38BCBA

HEX#38BCBA

RGBrgb(56, 188, 186)

HSLhsl(179, 54%, 48%)

HSVhsv(179, 70%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.111 193.5)

CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 1%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38BCBA 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 text9.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#38BCBA Complementary#BC383B Analogous#38BC78 Analogous#387DBC Triadic#BA38BC Triadic#BCBA38

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#4ECAC8 #6AD2D1 #85DBD9 #A5E4E3 #C0ECEB #DCF4F4

Shades

#31A5A3 #298988 #227271 #1B5A59 #144342 #0C2727

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