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#38B59C

#38b59c ≈ Jungle Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#38b59c is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 70.98% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.81% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 168°, with 52.74% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jungle Green (#29ab87), ΔE 4.78.

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Relative luminance0.3629

Complementary

  1. #38b59c
  2. #b53851

Split complementary

  1. #38b59c
  2. #b5388f
  3. #b55e38

Analogous

  1. #38b55e
  2. #38b59c
  3. #388fb5

Triadic

  1. #38b59c
  2. #9c38b5
  3. #b59c38

Tetradic

  1. #38b59c
  2. #3851b5
  3. #b53851
  4. #b59c38

Square

  1. #38b59c
  2. #5e38b5
  3. #b53851
  4. #8fb538

Monochromatic

  1. #144037
  2. #267b6a
  3. #38b59c
  4. #69d1bc
  5. #a3e3d6

Shades

#38b59c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38b59c
  2. #32a38c
  3. #2d917d
  4. #277f6d
  5. #226d5e
  6. #1c5b4e
  7. #16483e
  8. #11362f
  9. #0b241f
  10. #061210
  11. #000000

Tints

#38b59c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38b59c
  2. #4cbca6
  3. #60c4b0
  4. #74cbba
  5. #88d3c4
  6. #9cdace
  7. #afe1d7
  8. #c3e9e1
  9. #d7f0eb
  10. #ebf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38b59c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38b59c
  2. #3fb099
  3. #46aa96
  4. #4ea594
  5. #55a091
  6. #5c9b8e
  7. #63958b
  8. #6a9088
  9. #728b86
  10. #798583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85aaa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeaa9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d9d9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8eae9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80a79d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b6a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38b59c {
  color: #38b59c;
}
Background
.bg-38b59c {
  background-color: #38b59c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38b59c {
  border: 2px solid #38b59c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38b59c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 181 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 53% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38b59c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38b59c, #388fb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38b59c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 181 156 / 0.35);
}

#29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 4.78 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 5.12 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 5.46 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 6.03 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.14 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.38 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.64 #c74a63 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Jungle Green
#38b59c  rgb(56, 181, 156)  hsl(168, 53%, 46%)  Jungle Green
#b53851  rgb(181, 56, 81)  hsl(348, 53%, 46%)  Brick Red
#9c38b5  rgb(156, 56, 181)  hsl(288, 53%, 46%)  Dark Orchid
#b59c38  rgb(181, 156, 56)  hsl(48, 53%, 46%)  Brass