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Recognised as Colour

#38CAB1

  • #38CAB1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#38CAB1 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 202, 177 and HSL 170°, 58%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#38CAB1#38CAB1
HEX#38CAB1
RGBrgb(56, 202, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.7922, 0.6941
RGB percentages22%, 79.2%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(169.7, 57.9%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.7, 72.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK72.3%, 0%, 12.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,721,905
CSS custom property--colour: #38CAB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#C7354E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2BEB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAFB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.9Turquoise · ΔE 9.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.1Light seagreen · ΔE 12.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.5Aquamarine · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA3851
Analogous#38CA68, #389ACA
Triadic#B138CA, #CAB138
Split complementary#CA389A, #CA6838
Tetradic#6838CA, #CA3851, #9ACA38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9F5F0
Lighter +30%#B1EAE0
Lighter +20%#89DFD1
Lighter +10%#60D5C1
Darker −10%#2CA38F
Darker −20%#217B6C
Darker −30%#165349
Darker −40%#0B2B25
More saturated +25%#19E9C6
Less saturated −25%#58AB9C

Channel breakdown

R56
G202
B177
Red56 (22%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue169.73°
Saturation (HSL)57.94%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G CA · B B1

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