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Colour

#38B598

  • #38B598
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#38B598 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 181, 152 and HSL 166°, 53%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#38B598#38B598
HEX#38B598
RGBrgb(56, 181, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7098, 0.5961
RGB percentages22%, 71%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(166.1, 52.7%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166.1, 69.1%, 71%)
CMYK69.1%, 0%, 16%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,716,504
CSS custom property--colour: #38B598;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#C74A67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFA997no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E9D9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10Light seagreen · ΔE 11.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.2Turquoise · ΔE 17.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B53855
Analogous#38B559, #3894B5
Triadic#9838B5, #B59838
Split complementary#B53894, #B55938
Tetradic#5938B5, #B53855, #94B538

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAEFE6
Lighter +30%#A3E3D4
Lighter +20%#7CD7C2
Lighter +10%#55CBAF
Darker −10%#2C8E77
Darker −20%#206757
Darker −30%#144036
Darker −40%#081915
More saturated +25%#1AD3A8
Less saturated −25%#569788

Channel breakdown

R56
G181
B152
Red56 (22%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue166.08°
Saturation (HSL)52.74%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G B5 · B 98

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