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#38dbac color: Malted Mint Madness

#38dbac is rgb(56, 219, 172) in RGB and oklch(79.835% 0.14744 168.583) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

79.8%
0.147
169°
  • 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
11.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 72

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About #38dbac

#38dbac is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.77:1 contrast and black text 11.9:1, 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: #38dbac mixed with white

  1. 38dbac
  2. 5adfb4
  3. 73e3bc
  4. 88e7c4
  5. 9beacd
  6. aeeed5
  7. bff2dd
  8. cff5e6
  9. e0f9ee
  10. effcf7

Darker: #38dbac mixed with black

  1. 38dbac
  2. 2fbe95
  3. 27a27f
  4. 1f8769
  5. 176d54
  6. 0f5440
  7. 083c2d
  8. 04261b
  9. 01110b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #38dbac with less saturation

  1. 38dbac
  2. 52d8ae
  3. 65d6b0
  4. 74d3b1
  5. 82d0b3
  6. 8dcdb5
  7. 98cab6
  8. a2c7b8
  9. acc4ba
  10. b5c0bb

Questions about #38dbac

What color is #38dbac?

#38dbac is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Malted Mint Madness. In RGB it is rgb(56, 219, 172), in HSL hsl(162.7, 69.36%, 53.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.835% 0.14744 168.583).

What colors go well with #38dbac?

The complementary color of #38dbac is #ff94cd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8bd474 and #00d9e0. The triadic partners are #baafff and #ff9e63.

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

Black text reads better on #38dbac: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and black gives 11.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38dbac a warm or cool color?

#38dbac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.147.