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#38d2ac color: Mint Jelly

#38d2ac is rgb(56, 210, 172) in RGB and oklch(77.601% 0.1371 171.973) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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165°
100%

77.6%
0.137
172°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
10.98:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #38d2ac

#38d2ac is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 77.6% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 172°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.91:1 contrast and black text 10.98:1, 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: #38d2ac mixed with white

  1. 38d2ac
  2. 59d7b4
  3. 71dcbc
  4. 86e0c4
  5. 9ae5cd
  6. ace9d5
  7. bdeedd
  8. cef2e6
  9. dff7ee
  10. effbf6

Darker: #38d2ac mixed with black

  1. 38d2ac
  2. 2fb695
  3. 279b7f
  4. 1f8169
  5. 176854
  6. 0f5040
  7. 08392d
  8. 04241b
  9. 01100b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #38d2ac with less saturation

  1. 38d2ac
  2. 50cfad
  3. 62cdae
  4. 70caaf
  5. 7dc8b0
  6. 88c5b1
  7. 93c2b2
  8. 9cbfb3
  9. a5bcb4
  10. aeb9b5

Questions about #38d2ac

What color is #38d2ac?

#38d2ac is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(56, 210, 172), in HSL hsl(165.19, 63.11%, 52.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.601% 0.1371 171.973).

What colors go well with #38d2ac?

The complementary color of #38d2ac is #f890bf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #81cc79 and #00cfdb. The triadic partners are #b8a5ff and #fa9b5f.

Is white or black text more readable on #38d2ac?

Black text reads better on #38d2ac: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and black gives 10.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38d2ac a warm or cool color?

#38d2ac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 172 degrees, its lightness 77.6% and its chroma 0.137.