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Recognised as Colour

#38D4D1

  • #38D4D1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#38D4D1 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 212, 209 and HSL 179°, 64%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#38D4D1#38D4D1
HEX#38D4D1
RGBrgb(56, 212, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.8314, 0.8196
RGB percentages22%, 83.1%, 82%
HSLhsl(178.8, 64.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.8, 73.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK73.6%, 0%, 1.4%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,724,497
CSS custom property--colour: #38D4D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#C72B2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C9D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B9D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00DAD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 2.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 4.2Turquoise · ΔE 8.4Light seagreen · ΔE 12.5Aqua · ΔE 16.6Cyan · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 2.73, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4383B
Analogous#38D483, #3889D4
Triadic#D138D4, #D4D138
Split complementary#D43889, #D48338
Tetradic#8338D4, #D4383B, #89D438

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0F8F8
Lighter +30%#B6EFEE
Lighter +20%#8CE6E4
Lighter +10%#62DDDB
Darker −10%#27B2B0
Darker −20%#1D8986
Darker −30%#145F5D
Darker −40%#0B3534
More saturated +25%#1AF2EE
Less saturated −25%#56B6B4

Channel breakdown

R56
G212
B209
Red56 (22%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue178.85°
Saturation (HSL)64.46%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G D4 · B D1

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