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#38DCD8

#38dcd8 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38dcd8 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 86.27% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 178.54°, with 70.09% saturation and 54.12% 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 12.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.5699

Complementary

  1. #38dcd8
  2. #dc383c

Split complementary

  1. #38dcd8
  2. #dc388e
  3. #dc8638

Analogous

  1. #38dc86
  2. #38dcd8
  3. #388edc

Triadic

  1. #38dcd8
  2. #d838dc
  3. #dcd838

Tetradic

  1. #38dcd8
  2. #383cdc
  3. #dc383c
  4. #dcd838

Square

  1. #38dcd8
  2. #8638dc
  3. #dc383c
  4. #8edc38

Monochromatic

  1. #126967
  2. #1eaaa6
  3. #38dcd8
  4. #79e7e5
  5. #baf3f2

Shades

#38dcd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38dcd8
  2. #32c6c2
  3. #2db0ad
  4. #279a97
  5. #228482
  6. #1c6e6c
  7. #165856
  8. #114241
  9. #0b2c2b
  10. #061616
  11. #000000

Tints

#38dcd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38dcd8
  2. #4ce0dc
  3. #60e3e0
  4. #74e7e4
  5. #88eae8
  6. #9ceeec
  7. #aff1ef
  8. #c3f5f3
  9. #d7f8f7
  10. #ebfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38dcd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38dcd8
  2. #3fd3cf
  3. #46cac6
  4. #4ec0be
  5. #55b7b5
  6. #5caeac
  7. #63a5a3
  8. #6a9c9a
  9. #729292
  10. #798989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d0ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ced1d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7c0d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e3da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7d5d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95ccd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38dcd8 {
  color: #38dcd8;
}
Background
.bg-38dcd8 {
  background-color: #38dcd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38dcd8 {
  border: 2px solid #38dcd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38dcd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 220 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38dcd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38dcd8, #388edc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38dcd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 220 216 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.74 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.47 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 4.05 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.15 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.21 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.71 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.71 #c72327 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#38dcd8  rgb(56, 220, 216)  hsl(179, 70%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc383c  rgb(220, 56, 60)  hsl(359, 70%, 54%)  Persian Red
#d838dc  rgb(216, 56, 220)  hsl(299, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd838  rgb(220, 216, 56)  hsl(59, 70%, 54%)  Dandelion