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#38EFE1

#38efe1 ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38efe1 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 93.73% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.86% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 175.41°, with 85.12% saturation and 57.84% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#33ffcc
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Relative luminance0.6801

Complementary

  1. #38efe1
  2. #ef3846

Split complementary

  1. #38efe1
  2. #ef38a1
  3. #ef8538

Analogous

  1. #38ef85
  2. #38efe1
  3. #38a1ef

Triadic

  1. #38efe1
  2. #e138ef
  3. #efe138

Tetradic

  1. #38efe1
  2. #3846ef
  3. #ef3846
  4. #efe138

Square

  1. #38efe1
  2. #8538ef
  3. #ef3846
  4. #a1ef38

Monochromatic

  1. #0b837a
  2. #10cabc
  3. #38efe1
  4. #7ff5ec
  5. #c6faf6

Shades

#38efe1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38efe1
  2. #32d7cb
  3. #2dbfb4
  4. #27a79e
  5. #228f87
  6. #1c7871
  7. #16605a
  8. #114844
  9. #0b302d
  10. #061817
  11. #000000

Tints

#38efe1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38efe1
  2. #4cf1e4
  3. #60f2e7
  4. #74f4ea
  5. #88f5ed
  6. #9cf7f0
  7. #aff9f3
  8. #c3faf6
  9. #d7fcf9
  10. #ebfdfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38efe1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38efe1
  2. #3fe4d7
  3. #46d9ce
  4. #4ecec4
  5. #55c3ba
  6. #5cb8b1
  7. #63aca7
  8. #6aa19d
  9. #729693
  10. #798b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aee1db ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2e2e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cfe3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f5ea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7e7e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3dde2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f3e7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38efe1 {
  color: #38efe1;
}
Background
.bg-38efe1 {
  background-color: #38efe1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38efe1 {
  border: 2px solid #38efe1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38efe1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 239 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38efe1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38efe1, #38a1ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38efe1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 239 225 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.13 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 3.44 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 3.47 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 5.65 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 5.65 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.36 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.51 #c7101e Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#38efe1  rgb(56, 239, 225)  hsl(175, 85%, 58%)  Bright Turquoise
#ef3846  rgb(239, 56, 70)  hsl(355, 85%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#e138ef  rgb(225, 56, 239)  hsl(295, 85%, 58%)  Fuchsia
#efe138  rgb(239, 225, 56)  hsl(55, 85%, 58%)  Dandelion