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#38cea4 color: Mint Jelly

#38cea4 is rgb(56, 206, 164) in RGB and oklch(76.39% 0.13784 169.52) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

76.4%
0.138
170°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #38cea4

#38cea4 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.4% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.53:1, 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: #38cea4 mixed with white

  1. 38cea4
  2. 58d3ad
  3. 70d8b6
  4. 85ddbf
  5. 99e3c8
  6. abe7d1
  7. bdecda
  8. cef1e3
  9. def6ec
  10. effaf6

Darker: #38cea4 mixed with black

  1. 38cea4
  2. 2fb38e
  3. 279879
  4. 1f7f64
  5. 176650
  6. 0f4e3d
  7. 08382b
  8. 04231a
  9. 010f0a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #38cea4 with less saturation

  1. 38cea4
  2. 4fcca5
  3. 60c9a7
  4. 6ec6a8
  5. 7bc4aa
  6. 86c1ab
  7. 90bead
  8. 99bbae
  9. a2b8af
  10. aab5b1

Questions about #38cea4

What color is #38cea4?

#38cea4 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(56, 206, 164), in HSL hsl(163.2, 60.48%, 51.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.39% 0.13784 169.52).

What colors go well with #38cea4?

The complementary color of #38cea4 is #f38cbf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #82c771 and #00ccd4. The triadic partners are #b1a2ff and #f8965e.

Is white or black text more readable on #38cea4?

Black text reads better on #38cea4: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38cea4 a warm or cool color?

#38cea4 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 76.4% and its chroma 0.138.