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#38D8CC

#38d8cc ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38d8cc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 84.71% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.56% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 175.5°, with 67.23% saturation and 53.33% 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 2.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5431

Complementary

  1. #38d8cc
  2. #d83844

Split complementary

  1. #38d8cc
  2. #d83894
  3. #d87c38

Analogous

  1. #38d87c
  2. #38d8cc
  3. #3894d8

Triadic

  1. #38d8cc
  2. #cc38d8
  3. #d8cc38

Tetradic

  1. #38d8cc
  2. #3844d8
  3. #d83844
  4. #d8cc38

Square

  1. #38d8cc
  2. #7c38d8
  3. #d83844
  4. #94d838

Monochromatic

  1. #13635d
  2. #20a39a
  3. #38d8cc
  4. #78e5dc
  5. #b8f1ed

Shades

#38d8cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38d8cc
  2. #32c2b8
  3. #2dada3
  4. #27978f
  5. #22827a
  6. #1c6c66
  7. #165652
  8. #11413d
  9. #0b2b29
  10. #061614
  11. #000000

Tints

#38d8cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38d8cc
  2. #4cdcd1
  3. #60e0d6
  4. #74e4db
  5. #88e8e0
  6. #9cece6
  7. #afefeb
  8. #c3f3f0
  9. #d7f7f5
  10. #ebfbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38d8cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38d8cc
  2. #3fcfc4
  3. #46c6bd
  4. #4ebeb5
  5. #55b5ae
  6. #5caca6
  7. #63a39e
  8. #6a9a97
  9. #72928f
  10. #798988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eccc6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cccccc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bcce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ddd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6d1cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94c8cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dbd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38d8cc {
  color: #38d8cc;
}
Background
.bg-38d8cc {
  background-color: #38d8cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38d8cc {
  border: 2px solid #38d8cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38d8cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 216 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 67% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38d8cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38d8cc, #3894d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38d8cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 216 204 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.21 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.02 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.85 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.57 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 7.95 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.55 #c72733 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#38d8cc  rgb(56, 216, 204)  hsl(176, 67%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d83844  rgb(216, 56, 68)  hsl(356, 67%, 53%)  Crimson
#cc38d8  rgb(204, 56, 216)  hsl(296, 67%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#d8cc38  rgb(216, 204, 56)  hsl(56, 67%, 53%)  Citrine