#38C9DC Color

#38C9DC is rgb(56, 201, 220) in RGB and hsl(187, 70%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38C9DC

HEX#38C9DC

RGBrgb(56, 201, 220)

HSLhsl(187, 70%, 54%)

HSVhsv(187, 75%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(77% 0.12 208.1)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 9%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38C9DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38C9DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38C9DC Complementary#DC4B38 Analogous#38DC9D Analogous#3877DC Triadic#DC38C9 Triadic#C9DC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38C9DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52D0E0 #70D8E6 #8ADFEA #A4E6EF #BEEDF4 #DCF6F9

Shades

#24B8CC #1F9DAD #19818F #13626C #0E474E #082B30

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