#38E1FF Color

#38E1FF is rgb(56, 225, 255) in RGB, hsl(189, 100%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(78%, 12%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), visibly different at ΔE 13.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38E1FF

HEX#38E1FF

RGBrgb(56, 225, 255)

HSLhsl(189, 100%, 61%)

HSVhsv(189, 78%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(78%, 12%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(84% 0.136 212.9)

LABlab(82.34% -35.94 -27.39)

LCHlch(82.34% 45.19 217.31)

What #38E1FF 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 #38E1FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 13.21 Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 13.27 Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 13.6 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 15.01 Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 15.85 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 15.95

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#38E1FF Channel Values

How #38E1FF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 56 · G 225 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 189° · S 100% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 189° · S 78% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 78% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.57:1 vs white · 13.38:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38E1FF 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #38E1FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38E1FF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #38E1FF

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.

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How #38E1FF 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#38E1FF

Protanopia#D0D0FF

Protanomaly#A9D7FF

Deuteranopia#BEBEFF

Deuteranomaly#9BCDFF

Tritanopia#16E5E5

Tritanomaly#27E3F0

Achromatopsia#CECECE

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Using #38E1FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-38e1ff: #38E1FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38E1FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38e1ff': '#38E1FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.882, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_38e1ff">#38E1FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#38E1FF"

More Teal Colors

#38E1FF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#38E1FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38E1FF?

#38E1FF is a light teal — rgb(56, 225, 255) in RGB and hsl(189, 100%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.21.

What is the RGB value of #38E1FF?

#38E1FF is rgb(56, 225, 255) — red 56, green 225, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38E1FF?

#38E1FF converts to approximately cmyk(78%, 12%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38E1FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #38E1FF scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38E1FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38E1FF 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 16.45, which is visibly different.

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