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#38ABA6

#38aba6 ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#38aba6 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 67.06% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.92% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 177.39°, with 50.66% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 2.42.

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Relative luminance0.3272

Complementary

  1. #38aba6
  2. #ab383d

Split complementary

  1. #38aba6
  2. #ab3877
  3. #ab6c38

Analogous

  1. #38ab6c
  2. #38aba6
  3. #3877ab

Triadic

  1. #38aba6
  2. #a638ab
  3. #aba638

Tetradic

  1. #38aba6
  2. #383dab
  3. #ab383d
  4. #aba638

Square

  1. #38aba6
  2. #6c38ab
  3. #ab383d
  4. #77ab38

Monochromatic

  1. #123836
  2. #25716e
  3. #38aba6
  4. #63ccc8
  5. #9ddfdc

Shades

#38aba6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38aba6
  2. #329a95
  3. #2d8985
  4. #277874
  5. #226764
  6. #1c5653
  7. #164442
  8. #113332
  9. #0b2221
  10. #061111
  11. #000000

Tints

#38aba6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38aba6
  2. #4cb3af
  3. #60bcb8
  4. #74c4c1
  5. #88cdca
  6. #9cd5d3
  7. #afdddb
  8. #c3e6e4
  9. #d7eeed
  10. #ebf7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38aba6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38aba6
  2. #3fa7a2
  3. #46a29e
  4. #4e9e9b
  5. #559a97
  6. #5c9693
  7. #63918f
  8. #6a8d8b
  9. #728988
  10. #798484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7fa29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1a2a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9096a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84a6a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #769fa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00aea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38aba6 {
  color: #38aba6;
}
Background
.bg-38aba6 {
  background-color: #38aba6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38aba6 {
  border: 2px solid #38aba6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38aba6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 171 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 51% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38aba6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38aba6, #3877ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38aba6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 171 166 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 2.42 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.55 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.43 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.94 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.92 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.14 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.86 #c75459 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Verdigris
#38aba6  rgb(56, 171, 166)  hsl(177, 51%, 45%)  Verdigris
#ab383d  rgb(171, 56, 61)  hsl(357, 51%, 45%)  Brown
#a638ab  rgb(166, 56, 171)  hsl(297, 51%, 45%)  Purpureus
#aba638  rgb(171, 166, 56)  hsl(57, 51%, 45%)  Brass