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#38DEDD

#38dedd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38dedd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 87.06% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.45% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 179.64°, with 71.55% saturation and 54.51% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.583

Complementary

  1. #38dedd
  2. #de3839

Split complementary

  1. #38dedd
  2. #de388c
  3. #de8a38

Analogous

  1. #38de8a
  2. #38dedd
  3. #388cde

Triadic

  1. #38dedd
  2. #dd38de
  3. #dedd38

Tetradic

  1. #38dedd
  2. #3839de
  3. #de3839
  4. #dedd38

Square

  1. #38dedd
  2. #8a38de
  3. #de3839
  4. #8cde38

Monochromatic

  1. #126b6b
  2. #1dadac
  3. #38dedd
  4. #7ae9e8
  5. #bbf4f3

Shades

#38dedd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38dedd
  2. #32c8c7
  3. #2db2b1
  4. #279b9b
  5. #228585
  6. #1c6f6f
  7. #165958
  8. #114342
  9. #0b2c2c
  10. #061616
  11. #000000

Tints

#38dedd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38dedd
  2. #4ce1e0
  3. #60e5e4
  4. #74e8e7
  5. #88ebeb
  6. #9cefee
  7. #aff2f1
  8. #c3f5f5
  9. #d7f8f8
  10. #ebfcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38dedd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38dedd
  2. #3fd5d4
  3. #46cbca
  4. #4ec2c1
  5. #55b8b8
  6. #5cafaf
  7. #63a6a5
  8. #6a9c9c
  9. #729393
  10. #798989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d2d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd3dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8c2de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8d7dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96cede ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38dedd {
  color: #38dedd;
}
Background
.bg-38dedd {
  background-color: #38dedd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38dedd {
  border: 2px solid #38dedd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38dedd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 222 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38dedd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38dedd, #388cde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38dedd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 222 221 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.44 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.88 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.16 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.52 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.01 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.14 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.14 #c72122 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#38dedd  rgb(56, 222, 221)  hsl(180, 72%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#de3839  rgb(222, 56, 57)  hsl(360, 72%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#dd38de  rgb(221, 56, 222)  hsl(300, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#dedd38  rgb(222, 221, 56)  hsl(60, 72%, 55%)  Dandelion