#38C2BD Color

#38C2BD is rgb(56, 194, 189) in RGB and hsl(178, 55%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38C2BD

HEX#38C2BD

RGBrgb(56, 194, 189)

HSLhsl(178, 55%, 49%)

HSVhsv(178, 71%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.114 191.4)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 0%, 3%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38C2BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38C2BD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38C2BD Complementary#C2383D Analogous#38C278 Analogous#3882C2 Triadic#BD38C2 Triadic#C2BD38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38C2BD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#51CDC8 #6DD5D1 #88DDDA #A4E5E2 #C0EDEB #DBF5F4

Shades

#31AAA6 #298E8B #227774 #1A5B59 #144342 #0B2827

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