#38BDCC Color

#38BDCC is rgb(56, 189, 204) in RGB and hsl(186, 59%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38BDCC

HEX#38BDCC

RGBrgb(56, 189, 204)

HSLhsl(186, 59%, 51%)

HSVhsv(186, 73%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.112 206.2)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 7%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38BDCC 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 #38BDCC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38BDCC Complementary#CC4738 Analogous#38CC91 Analogous#3873CC Triadic#CC38BD Triadic#BDCC38

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#55C6D3 #6DCFD9 #89D8E1 #A6E1E8 #C2EBEF #DBF3F6

Shades

#2EA5B2 #288F9A #20747E #195A61 #124045 #0C292D

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