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#38AAA6

#38aaa6 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#38aaa6 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 66.67% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 177.89°, with 50.44% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.3234

Complementary

  1. #38aaa6
  2. #aa383c

Split complementary

  1. #38aaa6
  2. #aa3875
  3. #aa6d38

Analogous

  1. #38aa6d
  2. #38aaa6
  3. #3875aa

Triadic

  1. #38aaa6
  2. #a638aa
  3. #aaa638

Tetradic

  1. #38aaa6
  2. #383caa
  3. #aa383c
  4. #aaa638

Square

  1. #38aaa6
  2. #6d38aa
  3. #aa383c
  4. #75aa38

Monochromatic

  1. #123736
  2. #25706e
  3. #38aaa6
  4. #63ccc8
  5. #9cdfdc

Shades

#38aaa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38aaa6
  2. #329995
  3. #2d8885
  4. #277774
  5. #226664
  6. #1c5553
  7. #164442
  8. #113332
  9. #0b2221
  10. #061111
  11. #000000

Tints

#38aaa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38aaa6
  2. #4cb3af
  3. #60bbb8
  4. #74c4c1
  5. #88ccca
  6. #9cd5d3
  7. #afdddb
  8. #c3e6e4
  9. #d7eeed
  10. #ebf7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38aaa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38aaa6
  2. #3fa6a2
  3. #46a29e
  4. #4e9d9b
  5. #559997
  6. #5c9593
  7. #63918f
  8. #6a8d8b
  9. #728888
  10. #798484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7ea19f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a1a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f95a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83a5a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #769ea7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ada7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38aaa6 {
  color: #38aaa6;
}
Background
.bg-38aaa6 {
  background-color: #38aaa6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38aaa6 {
  border: 2px solid #38aaa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38aaa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 170 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 50% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38aaa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38aaa6, #3875aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38aaa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 170 166 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.70 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.96 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.73 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 6.22 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.58 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.35 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.03 #c75559 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Verdigris
#38aaa6  rgb(56, 170, 166)  hsl(178, 50%, 44%)  Verdigris
#aa383c  rgb(170, 56, 60)  hsl(358, 50%, 44%)  Brown
#a638aa  rgb(166, 56, 170)  hsl(298, 50%, 44%)  Purpureus
#aaa638  rgb(170, 166, 56)  hsl(58, 50%, 44%)  Brass