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Recognised as Colour

#38CFA3

  • #38CFA3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#38CFA3 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 207, 163 and HSL 163°, 61%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#38CFA3#38CFA3
HEX#38CFA3
RGBrgb(56, 207, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8118, 0.6392
RGB percentages22%, 81.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(162.5, 61.1%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.5, 72.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK72.9%, 0%, 21.3%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,723,171
CSS custom property--colour: #38CFA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#C7305C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAC1A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6B3A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00D0C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.2Medium seagreen · ΔE 16.6Turquoise · ΔE 16.9Aquamarine · ΔE 17.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 22.6Light seagreen · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF3864
Analogous#38CF57, #38AFCF
Triadic#A338CF, #CFA338
Split complementary#CF38AF, #CF5738
Tetradic#5838CF, #CF3864, #B0CF38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCF7EF
Lighter +30%#B3EDDC
Lighter +20%#8AE3C9
Lighter +10%#61D9B6
Darker −10%#29AB85
Darker −20%#1F8265
Darker −30%#155945
Darker −40%#0B3025
More saturated +25%#19EEB0
Less saturated −25%#57B096

Channel breakdown

R56
G207
B163
Red56 (22%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue162.52°
Saturation (HSL)61.13%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G CF · B A3

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