Recognised as Colour

#38B2CB

#38B2CB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Sky blue

#38B2CB is a cyan with RGB values 56, 178, 203 and HSL 190°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#38B2CB#38B2CB

HEX#38B2CB

RGBrgb(56, 178, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.698, 0.7961

RGB percentages22%, 69.8%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(190.2, 58.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(190.2, 72.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK72.4%, 12.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,715,787

CSS custom property--colour: #38B2CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#C74D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0ACCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C9DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00BBBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 15.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9 Dark turquoise · ΔE 19.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CB5138

Analogous#38CB9A, #3869CB

Triadic#CB38B2, #B2CB38

Split complementary#CB3869, #CB9B38

Tetradic#9A38CB, #CB5138, #68CB38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DAF1F5

Lighter +30%#B1E1EB

Lighter +20%#89D1E0

Lighter +10%#60C2D6

Darker −10%#2B90A5

Darker −20%#216D7C

Darker −30%#164954

Darker −40%#0B262C

More saturated +25%#19C7EA

Less saturated −25%#579DAC

Channel breakdown

R56

G178

B203

Red56 (22%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue190.2°

Saturation (HSL)58.57%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G B2 · B CB

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Colour values

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