#38CAE0 Color

#38CAE0 is rgb(56, 202, 224) in RGB and hsl(188, 73%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38CAE0

HEX#38CAE0

RGBrgb(56, 202, 224)

HSLhsl(188, 73%, 55%)

HSVhsv(188, 75%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.122 210)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 10%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38CAE0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.69:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38CAE0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38CAE0 Complementary#E04F38 Analogous#38E0A3 Analogous#3876E0 Triadic#E038CA Triadic#CAE038

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38CAE0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#53D1E4 #6DD8E8 #88DFEC #A7E7F1 #C1EEF5 #DCF6F9

Shades

#21BCD4 #1C9DB0 #178192 #126673 #0D4A54 #082B31

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