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#38d2e2 color: Aztec Turquoise

#38d2e2 is rgb(56, 210, 226) in RGB and oklch(79.34% 0.1241 205.528) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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186°
100%

79.3%
0.124
206°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #38d2e2

#38d2e2 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 79.3% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 206°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.83:1 contrast and black text 11.48:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aztec Turquoise (#00d6e2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #38d2e2 mixed with white

  1. 38d2e2
  2. 59d7e5
  3. 72dce8
  4. 87e0eb
  5. 9be5ee
  6. ade9f1
  7. beeef4
  8. cff2f7
  9. dff7f9
  10. effbfc

Darker: #38d2e2 mixed with black

  1. 38d2e2
  2. 2fb6c4
  3. 279ba8
  4. 1f818c
  5. 176871
  6. 0f5057
  7. 08393e
  8. 042427
  9. 011012
  10. 000203

Calmer: #38d2e2 with less saturation

  1. 38d2e2
  2. 51d0de
  3. 64ceda
  4. 73ccd7
  5. 80cad3
  6. 8cc8cf
  7. 97c5cb
  8. a1c3c7
  9. aac1c3
  10. b3bebf

Questions about #38d2e2

What color is #38d2e2?

#38d2e2 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Aztec Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(56, 210, 226), in HSL hsl(185.65, 74.56%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.34% 0.1241 205.528).

What colors go well with #38d2e2?

The complementary color of #38d2e2 is #ff9b92. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #50d5b8 and #62c8ff. The triadic partners are #e59fe7 and #e0b555.

Is white or black text more readable on #38d2e2?

Black text reads better on #38d2e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38d2e2 a warm or cool color?

#38d2e2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 206 degrees, its lightness 79.3% and its chroma 0.124.