#38C5C7 Color

#38C5C7 is rgb(56, 197, 199) in RGB and hsl(181, 56%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38C5C7

HEX#38C5C7

RGBrgb(56, 197, 199)

HSLhsl(181, 56%, 50%)

HSVhsv(181, 72%, 78%)

OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.115 196.4)

CMYKcmyk(72%, 1%, 0%, 22%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38C5C7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text9.98:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38C5C7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38C5C7 Complementary#C73A38 Analogous#38C782 Analogous#387DC7 Triadic#C738C5 Triadic#C5C738

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38C5C7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#54CDCF #70D5D7 #8CDDDE #A4E4E5 #BFECED #DBF4F5

Shades

#30A9AB #2A9193 #227677 #1B5E5F #134344 #0C2B2C

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