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#38d09f color: Mint Jelly

#38d09f is rgb(56, 208, 159) in RGB and oklch(76.762% 0.14386 166.436) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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161°
100%

76.8%
0.144
166°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.69:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #38d09f

#38d09f is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 76.8% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 166°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.96:1 contrast and black text 10.69:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #38d09f mixed with white

  1. 38d09f
  2. 58d5a8
  3. 71dab2
  4. 86dfbb
  5. 99e4c5
  6. abe9ce
  7. bdedd8
  8. cef2e2
  9. dff6eb
  10. effbf5

Darker: #38d09f mixed with black

  1. 38d09f
  2. 2fb58a
  3. 279a75
  4. 1f8061
  5. 17674d
  6. 0f4f3b
  7. 083929
  8. 042318
  9. 011009
  10. 000201

Calmer: #38d09f with less saturation

  1. 38d09f
  2. 4fcda1
  3. 61cba3
  4. 6fc8a5
  5. 7bc5a7
  6. 87c3a9
  7. 91c0ab
  8. 9abdad
  9. a3baaf
  10. abb7b1

Questions about #38d09f

What color is #38d09f?

#38d09f is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(56, 208, 159), in HSL hsl(160.66, 61.79%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.762% 0.14386 166.436).

What colors go well with #38d09f?

The complementary color of #38d09f is #f48cc6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87c869 and #00cfd2. The triadic partners are #ada4ff and #fd945f.

Is white or black text more readable on #38d09f?

Black text reads better on #38d09f: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and black gives 10.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38d09f a warm or cool color?

#38d09f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 166 degrees, its lightness 76.8% and its chroma 0.144.