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#38697C

#38697c ≈ Teal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#38697c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 41.18% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.84% cyan, 15.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 196.76°, with 37.78% saturation and 35.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.124

Complementary

  1. #38697c
  2. #7c4b38

Split complementary

  1. #38697c
  2. #7c3847
  3. #7c6d38

Analogous

  1. #387c6d
  2. #38697c
  3. #38477c

Triadic

  1. #38697c
  2. #7c3869
  3. #697c38

Tetradic

  1. #38697c
  2. #4b387c
  3. #7c4b38
  4. #697c38

Square

  1. #38697c
  2. #6d387c
  3. #7c4b38
  4. #477c38

Monochromatic

  1. #081013
  2. #203c47
  3. #38697c
  4. #5095b0
  5. #85b5c8

Shades

#38697c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38697c
  2. #325f70
  3. #2d5463
  4. #274a57
  5. #223f4a
  6. #1c353e
  7. #162a32
  8. #112025
  9. #0b1519
  10. #060b0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#38697c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38697c
  2. #4c7889
  3. #608796
  4. #7496a3
  5. #88a5b0
  6. #9cb4be
  7. #afc3cb
  8. #c3d2d8
  9. #d7e1e5
  10. #ebf0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38697c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38697c
  2. #3f6b7c
  3. #466e7d
  4. #4e707d
  5. #55727e
  6. #5c757e
  7. #63777e
  8. #6a797f
  9. #727b7f
  10. #797e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #55656e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f677d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #555f7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #096f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #52687d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b637c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #246c74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38697c {
  color: #38697c;
}
Background
.bg-38697c {
  background-color: #38697c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-38697c {
  border: 2px solid #38697c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38697c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 105 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 38% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38697c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38697c, #38477c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38697c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 105 124 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.63 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.27 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.43 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.83 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 10.98 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.50 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 12.33 #c79683 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#38697c  rgb(56, 105, 124)  hsl(197, 38%, 35%)  Teal Blue
#7c4b38  rgb(124, 75, 56)  hsl(17, 38%, 35%)  Coffee
#7c3869  rgb(124, 56, 105)  hsl(317, 38%, 35%)  Boysenberry
#697c38  rgb(105, 124, 56)  hsl(77, 38%, 35%)  Sap Green