#38E0D8 Color

#38E0D8 is rgb(56, 224, 216) in RGB and hsl(177, 73%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Turquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#38E0D8

HEX#38E0D8

RGBrgb(56, 224, 216)

HSLhsl(177, 73%, 55%)

HSVhsv(177, 75%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(82.3% 0.131 190)

CMYKcmyk(75%, 0%, 4%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #38E0D8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #38E0D8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#38E0D8 Complementary#E03841 Analogous#38E084 Analogous#3895E0 Triadic#D838E0 Triadic#E0D838

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #38E0D8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#53E4DD #6DE8E2 #88ECE7 #A7F1EE #C1F5F3 #DCF9F8

Shades

#21D4CB #1CB0A9 #17928B #12736E #0D5450 #08312E

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