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#38d4bc color: Turquoise Panic

#38d4bc is rgb(56, 212, 188) in RGB and oklch(78.55% 0.13037 179.857) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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171°
100%

78.5%
0.130
180°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.31:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #38d4bc

#38d4bc is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 180°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.86:1 contrast and black text 11.31:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Turquoise Panic (#30d5c8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #38d4bc mixed with white

  1. 38d4bc
  2. 59d9c3
  3. 72ddc9
  4. 87e2d0
  5. 9ae6d6
  6. adeadd
  7. beefe4
  8. cff3eb
  9. dff7f1
  10. effbf8

Darker: #38d4bc mixed with black

  1. 38d4bc
  2. 2fb8a3
  3. 279d8b
  4. 1f8373
  5. 17695d
  6. 0f5147
  7. 083a32
  8. 04241f
  9. 01100d
  10. 000202

Calmer: #38d4bc with less saturation

  1. 38d4bc
  2. 51d2bc
  3. 63cfbb
  4. 72cdbb
  5. 7fcabb
  6. 8bc7ba
  7. 95c5ba
  8. 9fc2ba
  9. a8bfba
  10. b1bcb9

Questions about #38d4bc

What color is #38d4bc?

#38d4bc is bright light teal. The closest named color is Turquoise Panic. In RGB it is rgb(56, 212, 188), in HSL hsl(170.77, 64.46%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.55% 0.13037 179.857).

What colors go well with #38d4bc?

The complementary color of #38d4bc is #fd94b6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #78d08c and #24cfe7. The triadic partners are #c6a5ff and #f6a45d.

Is white or black text more readable on #38d4bc?

Black text reads better on #38d4bc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and black gives 11.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38d4bc a warm or cool color?

#38d4bc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 180 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.13.