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#38bc90 color: Mountain Meadow

#38bc90 is rgb(56, 188, 144) in RGB and oklch(71.331% 0.13065 166.265) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

71.3%
0.131
166°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #38bc90

#38bc90 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 71.3% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30ba8f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #38bc90 mixed with white

  1. 38bc90
  2. 55c39b
  3. 6dcaa5
  4. 81d1b0
  5. 95d7bb
  6. a7dec6
  7. bae5d1
  8. cbebdd
  9. ddf2e8
  10. eef9f3

Darker: #38bc90 mixed with black

  1. 38bc90
  2. 2fa37d
  3. 278b6a
  4. 1f7357
  5. 175d45
  6. 0f4734
  7. 083224
  8. 041f15
  9. 010d07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #38bc90 with less saturation

  1. 38bc90
  2. 4bba92
  3. 5ab794
  4. 66b596
  5. 71b398
  6. 7bb099
  7. 84ad9b
  8. 8cab9d
  9. 94a89f
  10. 9ba5a1

Questions about #38bc90

What color is #38bc90?

#38bc90 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mountain Meadow. In RGB it is rgb(56, 188, 144), in HSL hsl(160, 54.1%, 47.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.331% 0.13065 166.265).

What colors go well with #38bc90?

The complementary color of #38bc90 is #dc7fb3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7cb560 and #00bbbd. The triadic partners are #9c95f0 and #e48758.

Is white or black text more readable on #38bc90?

Black text reads better on #38bc90: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38bc90 a warm or cool color?

#38bc90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 71.3% and its chroma 0.131.