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#38ccce color: Mermaid Net

#38ccce is rgb(56, 204, 206) in RGB and oklch(77.181% 0.11944 196.333) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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181°
100%

77.2%
0.119
196°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.70:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #38ccce

#38ccce is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 196°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.7:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mermaid Net (#22cccc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #38ccce mixed with white

  1. 38ccce
  2. 58d1d3
  3. 71d7d8
  4. 86dcdd
  5. 99e1e2
  6. abe6e6
  7. bdebeb
  8. cef0f0
  9. dff5f5
  10. effafa

Darker: #38ccce mixed with black

  1. 38ccce
  2. 2fb1b3
  3. 279798
  4. 1f7e7f
  5. 176566
  6. 0f4e4e
  7. 083738
  8. 042223
  9. 010f0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #38ccce with less saturation

  1. 38ccce
  2. 50cacb
  3. 61c8c9
  4. 6fc6c6
  5. 7cc3c4
  6. 87c1c1
  7. 92bfbf
  8. 9bbcbc
  9. a4baba
  10. adb7b7

Questions about #38ccce

What color is #38ccce?

#38ccce is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Mermaid Net. In RGB it is rgb(56, 204, 206), in HSL hsl(180.8, 60.48%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.181% 0.11944 196.333).

What colors go well with #38ccce?

The complementary color of #38ccce is #f7949a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5ecda4 and #51c4ef. The triadic partners are #d39de8 and #e0aa56.

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

Black text reads better on #38ccce: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38ccce a warm or cool color?

#38ccce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 196 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.119.