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#38dba2 color: Malted Mint Madness

#38dba2 is rgb(56, 219, 162) in RGB and oklch(79.588% 0.15491 164.327) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

79.6%
0.155
164°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.82:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #38dba2

#38dba2 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 79.6% lightness, 0.155 chroma and a hue of 164°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.78:1 contrast and black text 11.82:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Malted Mint Madness (#11ddaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #38dba2 mixed with white

  1. 38dba2
  2. 5adfab
  3. 73e3b4
  4. 88e7be
  5. 9bebc7
  6. adeed0
  7. bff2d9
  8. cff5e3
  9. e0f9ec
  10. effcf6

Darker: #38dba2 mixed with black

  1. 38dba2
  2. 2fbe8c
  3. 27a277
  4. 1f8763
  5. 176d4f
  6. 0f543c
  7. 083c2a
  8. 042619
  9. 01110a
  10. 000201

Calmer: #38dba2 with less saturation

  1. 38dba2
  2. 52d8a5
  3. 64d5a7
  4. 74d3aa
  5. 81d0ad
  6. 8dcdaf
  7. 98cab2
  8. a2c6b5
  9. abc3b7
  10. b4c0ba

Questions about #38dba2

What color is #38dba2?

#38dba2 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Malted Mint Madness. In RGB it is rgb(56, 219, 162), in HSL hsl(159.02, 69.36%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.588% 0.15491 164.327).

What colors go well with #38dba2?

The complementary color of #38dba2 is #ff91d4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #91d266 and #00dada. The triadic partners are #b3b0ff and #ff9a68.

Is white or black text more readable on #38dba2?

Black text reads better on #38dba2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and black gives 11.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38dba2 a warm or cool color?

#38dba2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 164 degrees, its lightness 79.6% and its chroma 0.155.