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#38CBD2

#38cbd2 ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38cbd2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 79.61% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.33% cyan, 3.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 182.73°, with 63.11% saturation and 52.16% 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 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4821

Complementary

  1. #38cbd2
  2. #d23f38

Split complementary

  1. #38cbd2
  2. #d2387e
  3. #d28c38

Analogous

  1. #38d28c
  2. #38cbd2
  3. #387ed2

Triadic

  1. #38cbd2
  2. #d238cb
  3. #cbd238

Tetradic

  1. #38cbd2
  2. #3f38d2
  3. #d23f38
  4. #cbd238

Square

  1. #38cbd2
  2. #8c38d2
  3. #d23f38
  4. #7ed238

Monochromatic

  1. #15595c
  2. #23959b
  3. #38cbd2
  4. #76dbe0
  5. #b5ecee

Shades

#38cbd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38cbd2
  2. #32b7bd
  3. #2da2a8
  4. #278e93
  5. #227a7e
  6. #1c6669
  7. #165154
  8. #113d3f
  9. #0b292a
  10. #061415
  11. #000000

Tints

#38cbd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38cbd2
  2. #4cd0d7
  3. #60d5db
  4. #74dbe0
  5. #88e0e4
  6. #9ce5e9
  7. #afeaed
  8. #c3eff2
  9. #d7f5f6
  10. #ebfafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38cbd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38cbd2
  2. #3fc4ca
  3. #46bcc2
  4. #4eb5b9
  5. #55adb1
  6. #5ca6a9
  7. #639ea1
  8. #6a9799
  9. #728f90
  10. #798888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96c0c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcc2d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6b2d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d2cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99c6d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88bcd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d0cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38cbd2 {
  color: #38cbd2;
}
Background
.bg-38cbd2 {
  background-color: #38cbd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38cbd2 {
  border: 2px solid #38cbd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38cbd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 203 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 183 63% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38cbd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38cbd2, #387ed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38cbd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 203 210 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 2.31 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.13 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.42 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.67 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.72 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.94 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.99 #c7342d Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#38cbd2  rgb(56, 203, 210)  hsl(183, 63%, 52%)  Dark Turquoise
#d23f38  rgb(210, 63, 56)  hsl(3, 63%, 52%)  Persian Red
#d238cb  rgb(210, 56, 203)  hsl(303, 63%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#cbd238  rgb(203, 210, 56)  hsl(63, 63%, 52%)  Pear