#38EEFF Color

#38EEFF is rgb(56, 238, 255) in RGB, hsl(185, 100%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(78%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38EEFF

HEX#38EEFF

RGBrgb(56, 238, 255)

HSLhsl(185, 100%, 61%)

HSVhsv(185, 78%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(78%, 7%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(87% 0.139 204.7)

LABlab(86.12% -41.30 -21.68)

LCHlch(86.12% 46.64 207.70)

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

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 4.89 Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 10.92 Aqua#00FFFFΔE 12.38 Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 13.05 Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 13.33 Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 13.52

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#38EEFF Channel Values

How #38EEFF 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 238 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 185° · S 100% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 185° · S 78% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 78% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.41:1 vs white · 14.84:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38EEFF 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 text1.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #38EEFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38EEFF; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #38EEFF

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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Shades

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

How #38EEFF 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#38EEFF

Protanopia#DCDCFF

Protanomaly#B2E3FF

Deuteranopia#C9C9FF

Deuteranomaly#A3D9FF

Tritanopia#28F0F0

Tritanomaly#2FEFF6

Achromatopsia#D9D9D9

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Using #38EEFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-38eeff: #38EEFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38EEFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38eeff': '#38EEFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.933, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_38eeff">#38EEFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#38EEFF"

More Teal Colors

#38EEFF 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

#38EEFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38EEFF?

#38EEFF is a light teal — rgb(56, 238, 255) in RGB and hsl(185, 100%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.89.

What is the RGB value of #38EEFF?

#38EEFF is rgb(56, 238, 255) — red 56, green 238, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38EEFF?

#38EEFF converts to approximately cmyk(78%, 7%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38EEFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #38EEFF scores 1.41:1 against white and 14.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #38EEFF 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 aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 12.38, which is visibly different.

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