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#38B4BB

#38b4bb ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38b4bb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 70.59% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.05% cyan, 3.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 183.21°, with 53.91% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 4.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.3707

Complementary

  1. #38b4bb
  2. #bb3f38

Split complementary

  1. #38b4bb
  2. #bb3872
  3. #bb8138

Analogous

  1. #38bb81
  2. #38b4bb
  3. #3872bb

Triadic

  1. #38b4bb
  2. #bb38b4
  3. #b4bb38

Tetradic

  1. #38b4bb
  2. #3f38bb
  3. #bb3f38
  4. #b4bb38

Square

  1. #38b4bb
  2. #8138bb
  3. #bb3f38
  4. #72bb38

Monochromatic

  1. #154345
  2. #267b80
  3. #38b4bb
  4. #6cced3
  5. #a7e1e5

Shades

#38b4bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38b4bb
  2. #32a2a8
  3. #2d9096
  4. #277e83
  5. #226c70
  6. #1c5a5e
  7. #16484b
  8. #113638
  9. #0b2425
  10. #061213
  11. #000000

Tints

#38b4bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38b4bb
  2. #4cbcc2
  3. #60c3c9
  4. #74cbcf
  5. #88d2d6
  6. #9cdadd
  7. #afe1e4
  8. #c3e9eb
  9. #d7f0f1
  10. #ebf8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38b4bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38b4bb
  2. #3fafb5
  3. #46aaaf
  4. #4ea4a9
  5. #559fa3
  6. #5c9a9e
  7. #639598
  8. #6a9092
  9. #728a8c
  10. #798586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86abae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7acbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #949ebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88afbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79a7bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b8b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38b4bb {
  color: #38b4bb;
}
Background
.bg-38b4bb {
  background-color: #38b4bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38b4bb {
  border: 2px solid #38b4bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38b4bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 180 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38b4bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38b4bb, #3872bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38b4bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 180 187 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 4.49 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.27 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.04 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.05 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.15 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.80 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.64 #c74b44 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#38b4bb  rgb(56, 180, 187)  hsl(183, 54%, 48%)  Verdigris
#bb3f38  rgb(187, 63, 56)  hsl(3, 54%, 48%)  Persian Red
#bb38b4  rgb(187, 56, 180)  hsl(303, 54%, 48%)  Purpureus
#b4bb38  rgb(180, 187, 56)  hsl(63, 54%, 48%)  Apple Green