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#38d4cc color: Turquoise Panic

#38d4cc is rgb(56, 212, 204) in RGB and oklch(79.05% 0.12503 189.734) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

79.1%
0.125
190°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.46:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #38d4cc

#38d4cc is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 79.1% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 190°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.83:1 contrast and black text 11.46:1, 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: #38d4cc mixed with white

  1. 38d4cc
  2. 59d9d1
  3. 72ddd6
  4. 87e2db
  5. 9be6e0
  6. adeae5
  7. beefea
  8. cff3f0
  9. dff7f5
  10. effbfa

Darker: #38d4cc mixed with black

  1. 38d4cc
  2. 2fb8b1
  3. 279d97
  4. 1f837e
  5. 176965
  6. 0f514e
  7. 083a37
  8. 042422
  9. 01100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #38d4cc with less saturation

  1. 38d4cc
  2. 51d2ca
  3. 64cfc9
  4. 73cdc7
  5. 80cbc5
  6. 8cc8c3
  7. 96c6c2
  8. a0c3c0
  9. a9c0be
  10. b2bdbc

Questions about #38d4cc

What color is #38d4cc?

#38d4cc is bright light teal. The closest named color is Turquoise Panic. In RGB it is rgb(56, 212, 204), in HSL hsl(176.92, 64.46%, 52.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.05% 0.12503 189.734).

What colors go well with #38d4cc?

The complementary color of #38d4cc is #ff98a9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6ad39e and #45cdf2. The triadic partners are #d3a4f7 and #eeac5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #38d4cc?

Black text reads better on #38d4cc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38d4cc a warm or cool color?

#38d4cc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 190 degrees, its lightness 79.1% and its chroma 0.125.