#38D9DC Color

#38D9DC is rgb(56, 217, 220) in RGB and hsl(181, 70%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38D9DC

HEX#38D9DC

RGBrgb(56, 217, 220)

HSLhsl(181, 70%, 54%)

HSVhsv(181, 75%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.127 196.9)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 1%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38D9DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.73:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38D9DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38D9DC Complementary#DC3A38 Analogous#38DC8C Analogous#3887DC Triadic#DC38D9 Triadic#D9DC38

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38D9DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#52DEE0 #70E4E6 #8AE9EA #A4EEEF #BEF3F4 #DCF8F9

Shades

#24C9CC #1FABAD #198D8F #136B6C #0E4D4E #082F30

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