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Recognised as Colour

#38AF85

  • #38AF85
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#38AF85 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 175, 133 and HSL 159°, 52%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#38AF85#38AF85
HEX#38AF85
RGBrgb(56, 175, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.6863, 0.5216
RGB percentages22%, 68.6%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(158.8, 51.5%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.8, 68%, 68.6%)
CMYK68%, 0%, 24%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,714,949
CSS custom property--colour: #38AF85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#C7507A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABA383no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9788no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 12.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 13.3Sea green · ΔE 15.4Light seagreen · ΔE 19.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.5Turquoise · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF3862
Analogous#38AF4A, #389EAF
Triadic#8538AF, #AF8538
Split complementary#AF389E, #AF4938
Tetradic#4938AF, #AF3862, #9EAF38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6EDDF
Lighter +30%#A0E0CA
Lighter +20%#79D4B4
Lighter +10%#52C89E
Darker −10%#2C8868
Darker −20%#1F624A
Darker −30%#133B2D
Darker −40%#071410
More saturated +25%#1BCC8D
Less saturated −25%#55927D

Channel breakdown

R56
G175
B133
Red56 (22%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue158.82°
Saturation (HSL)51.52%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G AF · B 85

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