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#38d2a3 color: Wild Caribbean Green

#38d2a3 is rgb(56, 210, 163) in RGB and oklch(77.364% 0.14329 167.585) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

77.4%
0.143
168°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.92:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.92:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #38d2a3

#38d2a3 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77.4% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.92:1 contrast and black text 10.92:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Wild Caribbean Green (#1cd3a2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #38d2a3 mixed with white

  1. 38d2a3
  2. 58d7ac
  3. 71dcb5
  4. 86e0be
  5. 9ae5c7
  6. acead0
  7. bdeeda
  8. cef2e3
  9. dff7ec
  10. effbf6

Darker: #38d2a3 mixed with black

  1. 38d2a3
  2. 2fb68d
  3. 279b78
  4. 1f8163
  5. 17684f
  6. 0f503c
  7. 08392a
  8. 042419
  9. 01100a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #38d2a3 with less saturation

  1. 38d2a3
  2. 50cfa5
  3. 62cda7
  4. 70caa9
  5. 7dc7aa
  6. 88c5ac
  7. 92c2ae
  8. 9cbfb0
  9. a5bcb2
  10. adb8b3

Questions about #38d2a3

What color is #38d2a3?

#38d2a3 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Wild Caribbean Green. In RGB it is rgb(56, 210, 163), in HSL hsl(161.69, 63.11%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.364% 0.14329 167.585).

What colors go well with #38d2a3?

The complementary color of #38d2a3 is #f78dc6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87cb6d and #00d0d6. The triadic partners are #b1a6ff and #ff9760.

Is white or black text more readable on #38d2a3?

Black text reads better on #38d2a3: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and black gives 10.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38d2a3 a warm or cool color?

#38d2a3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 77.4% and its chroma 0.143.