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#38cda8 color: Mint Jelly

#38cda8 is rgb(56, 205, 168) in RGB and oklch(76.247% 0.13401 171.97) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

76.2%
0.134
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.01:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.47:1Readable · AA
Lc 65

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About #38cda8

#38cda8 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.2% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.01:1 contrast and black text 10.47:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Jelly (#45cea2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #38cda8 mixed with white

  1. 38cda8
  2. 58d2b0
  3. 70d8b9
  4. 85ddc1
  5. 99e2ca
  6. abe7d3
  7. bdecdb
  8. cef1e4
  9. def6ed
  10. effaf6

Darker: #38cda8 mixed with black

  1. 38cda8
  2. 2fb292
  3. 27987c
  4. 1f7e67
  5. 176652
  6. 0f4e3f
  7. 08382c
  8. 04231a
  9. 010f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #38cda8 with less saturation

  1. 38cda8
  2. 4fcba9
  3. 60c8aa
  4. 6ec6ab
  5. 7ac3ac
  6. 85c0ad
  7. 90bdae
  8. 99bbaf
  9. a2b8b0
  10. aab5b1

Questions about #38cda8

What color is #38cda8?

#38cda8 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(56, 205, 168), in HSL hsl(165.1, 59.84%, 51.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.247% 0.13401 171.97).

What colors go well with #38cda8?

The complementary color of #38cda8 is #f28cbb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7ec776 and #00cad6. The triadic partners are #b4a1ff and #f4985d.

Is white or black text more readable on #38cda8?

Black text reads better on #38cda8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and black gives 10.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38cda8 a warm or cool color?

#38cda8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 76.2% and its chroma 0.134.