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#38E1BF

#38e1bf ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38e1bf is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 88.24% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.11% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 167.93°, with 73.8% saturation and 55.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 5.4.

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Relative luminance0.5845

Complementary

  1. #38e1bf
  2. #e1385a

Split complementary

  1. #38e1bf
  2. #e138af
  3. #e16b38

Analogous

  1. #38e16b
  2. #38e1bf
  3. #38afe1

Triadic

  1. #38e1bf
  2. #bf38e1
  3. #e1bf38

Tetradic

  1. #38e1bf
  2. #385ae1
  3. #e1385a
  4. #e1bf38

Square

  1. #38e1bf
  2. #6b38e1
  3. #e1385a
  4. #afe138

Monochromatic

  1. #116f5c
  2. #1bb293
  3. #38e1bf
  4. #7aebd4
  5. #bdf5ea

Shades

#38e1bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38e1bf
  2. #32cbac
  3. #2db499
  4. #279e86
  5. #228773
  6. #1c7160
  7. #165a4c
  8. #114439
  9. #0b2d26
  10. #061713
  11. #000000

Tints

#38e1bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38e1bf
  2. #4ce4c5
  3. #60e7cc
  4. #74ead2
  5. #88edd9
  6. #9cf0df
  7. #aff3e5
  8. #c3f6ec
  9. #d7f9f2
  10. #ebfcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38e1bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38e1bf
  2. #3fd7b9
  3. #46ceb2
  4. #4ec4ac
  5. #55baa6
  6. #5cb1a0
  7. #63a799
  8. #6a9d93
  9. #72938d
  10. #798a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d3c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9d3bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c2c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e4d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afd8be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9ecfc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38e1bf {
  color: #38e1bf;
}
Background
.bg-38e1bf {
  background-color: #38e1bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38e1bf {
  border: 2px solid #38e1bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38e1bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 225 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 74% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38e1bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38e1bf, #38afe1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38e1bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 225 191 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.40 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.05 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 7.28 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.77 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 7.92 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.96 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.64 #c71e40 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#38e1bf  rgb(56, 225, 191)  hsl(168, 74%, 55%)  Turquoise
#e1385a  rgb(225, 56, 90)  hsl(348, 74%, 55%)  Amaranth
#bf38e1  rgb(191, 56, 225)  hsl(288, 74%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#e1bf38  rgb(225, 191, 56)  hsl(48, 74%, 55%)  Old Gold