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#38d3e2 color: Aztec Turquoise

#38d3e2 is rgb(56, 211, 226) in RGB and oklch(79.577% 0.12443 204.823) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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185°
100%

79.6%
0.124
205°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.81:1Hard to read
Lc -37
Black text
11.58:1Readable · AA
Lc 71

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About #38d3e2

#38d3e2 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 205°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.81:1 contrast and black text 11.58:1, 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: #38d3e2 mixed with white

  1. 38d3e2
  2. 59d8e5
  3. 72dce8
  4. 87e1eb
  5. 9be6ee
  6. adeaf1
  7. beeef4
  8. cff3f7
  9. dff7f9
  10. effbfc

Darker: #38d3e2 mixed with black

  1. 38d3e2
  2. 2fb7c4
  3. 279ca8
  4. 1f828c
  5. 176971
  6. 0f5157
  7. 083a3e
  8. 042427
  9. 011012
  10. 000203

Calmer: #38d3e2 with less saturation

  1. 38d3e2
  2. 51d1de
  3. 64cfdb
  4. 73cdd7
  5. 81cbd3
  6. 8cc9cf
  7. 97c6cc
  8. a1c4c8
  9. abc1c4
  10. b4bfc0

Questions about #38d3e2

What color is #38d3e2?

#38d3e2 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Aztec Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(56, 211, 226), in HSL hsl(185.29, 74.56%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.577% 0.12443 204.823).

What colors go well with #38d3e2?

The complementary color of #38d3e2 is #ff9c94. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #51d6b8 and #61c9ff. The triadic partners are #e5a0e9 and #e1b655.

Is white or black text more readable on #38d3e2?

Black text reads better on #38d3e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and black gives 11.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38d3e2 a warm or cool color?

#38d3e2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 205 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.124.