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#38BF9B

#38bf9b ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#38bf9b is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 74.9% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.85% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 164°, with 54.66% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4047

Complementary

  1. #38bf9b
  2. #bf385c

Split complementary

  1. #38bf9b
  2. #bf389f
  3. #bf5738

Analogous

  1. #38bf57
  2. #38bf9b
  3. #389fbf

Triadic

  1. #38bf9b
  2. #9b38bf
  3. #bf9b38

Tetradic

  1. #38bf9b
  2. #385cbf
  3. #bf385c
  4. #bf9b38

Square

  1. #38bf9b
  2. #5738bf
  3. #bf385c
  4. #9fbf38

Monochromatic

  1. #15493b
  2. #27846b
  3. #38bf9b
  4. #6fd5ba
  5. #aae6d6

Shades

#38bf9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38bf9b
  2. #32ac8c
  3. #2d997c
  4. #27866d
  5. #22735d
  6. #1c604e
  7. #164c3e
  8. #11392f
  9. #0b261f
  10. #061310
  11. #000000

Tints

#38bf9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38bf9b
  2. #4cc5a5
  3. #60ccaf
  4. #74d2b9
  5. #88d9c3
  6. #9cdfcd
  7. #afe5d7
  8. #c3ece1
  9. #d7f2eb
  10. #ebf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38bf9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38bf9b
  2. #3fb998
  3. #46b296
  4. #4eac93
  5. #55a690
  6. #5ca08e
  7. #63998b
  8. #6a9388
  9. #728d85
  10. #798683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb3a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b299 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a59d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c1b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97b79a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89b09c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38bf9b {
  color: #38bf9b;
}
Background
.bg-38bf9b {
  background-color: #38bf9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38bf9b {
  border: 2px solid #38bf9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38bf9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 191 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38bf9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bf9b, #389fbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38bf9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 191 155 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.98 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.65 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 4.97 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.73 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.67 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 8.75 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.61 #c74064 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Mint
#38bf9b  rgb(56, 191, 155)  hsl(164, 55%, 48%)  Mint
#bf385c  rgb(191, 56, 92)  hsl(344, 55%, 48%)  Dogwood Rose
#9b38bf  rgb(155, 56, 191)  hsl(284, 55%, 48%)  Dark Orchid
#bf9b38  rgb(191, 155, 56)  hsl(44, 55%, 48%)  Metallic Gold