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Colour

#38C5D0

  • #38C5D0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#38C5D0 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 197, 208 and HSL 184°, 62%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#38C5D0#38C5D0
HEX#38C5D0
RGBrgb(56, 197, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7725, 0.8157
RGB percentages22%, 77.3%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(184.3, 61.8%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.3, 73.1%, 81.6%)
CMYK73.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,720,656
CSS custom property--colour: #38C5D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#C73A2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5BDD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0ADD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 9.9Light seagreen · ΔE 13.2Turquoise · ΔE 18.5Sky blue · ΔE 19.6Cadetblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D04338
Analogous#38D08F, #3879D0
Triadic#D038C5, #C5D038
Split complementary#D03879, #D08F38
Tetradic#8F38D0, #D04338, #79D038

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF5F7
Lighter +30%#B4E9ED
Lighter +20%#8BDDE3
Lighter +10%#61D1DA
Darker −10%#29A3AC
Darker −20%#1F7C83
Darker −30%#15555A
Darker −40%#0B2E31
More saturated +25%#19DFEF
Less saturated −25%#57ABB1

Channel breakdown

R56
G197
B208
Red56 (22%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue184.34°
Saturation (HSL)61.79%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G C5 · B D0

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