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#38dbab color: Malted Mint Madness

#38dbab is rgb(56, 219, 171) in RGB and oklch(79.809% 0.14815 168.134) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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162°
100%

79.8%
0.148
168°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc -36
Black text
11.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #38dbab

#38dbab is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.77:1 contrast and black text 11.89:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #38dbab mixed with white

  1. 38dbab
  2. 5adfb3
  3. 73e3bb
  4. 88e7c4
  5. 9beacc
  6. aeeed4
  7. bff2dd
  8. cff5e5
  9. e0f9ee
  10. effcf6

Darker: #38dbab mixed with black

  1. 38dbab
  2. 2fbe94
  3. 27a27e
  4. 1f8768
  5. 176d54
  6. 0f5440
  7. 083c2d
  8. 04261b
  9. 01110b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #38dbab with less saturation

  1. 38dbab
  2. 52d8ad
  3. 65d6af
  4. 74d3b1
  5. 82d0b2
  6. 8dcdb4
  7. 98cab6
  8. a2c7b8
  9. acc4b9
  10. b5c0bb

Questions about #38dbab

What color is #38dbab?

#38dbab is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Malted Mint Madness. In RGB it is rgb(56, 219, 171), in HSL hsl(162.33, 69.36%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.809% 0.14815 168.134).

What colors go well with #38dbab?

The complementary color of #38dbab is #ff93ce. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8bd373 and #00d9e0. The triadic partners are #b9afff and #ff9d63.

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

Black text reads better on #38dbab: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and black gives 11.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38dbab a warm or cool color?

#38dbab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.148.