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#38D6BC Color

#38D6BC is rgb(56, 214, 188) in RGB, hsl(170, 66%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 0%, 12%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38D6BC
HEX#38D6BC
RGBrgb(56, 214, 188)
HSLhsl(170, 66%, 53%)
HSVhsv(170, 74%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 0%, 12%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.132 178.9)
LABlab(77.36% -46.37 0.65)
LCHlch(77.36% 46.38 179.19)

What #38D6BC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #38D6BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 6.56Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.07Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.37Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 11.58Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.22Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 14.14

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#38D6BC Channel Values

How #38D6BC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 56 · G 214 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 66% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 74% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38D6BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #38D6BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #38D6BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38D6BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#38D6BC
Complementary
#D63852
Analogous
#38D66D
Analogous
#38A2D6
Triadic
#BC38D6
Triadic
#D6BC38
Split comp.
#D638A2
Split comp.
#D66D38

Tints & Shades of #38D6BC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#51DBC4
#6FE2CE
#88E7D7
#A6EDE1
#C0F2EA
#DDF8F4

Shades

#28C3A9
#22A58F
#1C8776
#166A5C
#104C42
#0A2F28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #38D6BC.

How #38D6BC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#38D6BC
Protanopia#C6C6BC
Protanomaly#A1CDBC
Deuteranopia#B5B5BF
Deuteranomaly#93C3BE
Tritanopia#46D3D3
Tritanomaly#41D4CA
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #38D6BC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-38d6bc: #38D6BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38D6BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38d6bc': '#38D6BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.839, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_38d6bc">#38D6BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#38D6BC"

More Teal Colors

#38D6BC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#38D6BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38D6BC?

#38D6BC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(56, 214, 188) in RGB and hsl(170, 66%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.56.

What is the RGB value of #38D6BC?

#38D6BC is rgb(56, 214, 188) — red 56, green 214, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38D6BC?

#38D6BC converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 0%, 12%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38D6BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #38D6BC scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38D6BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38D6BC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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