Recognised as Colour
#38EAD7
- #38EAD7
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#38EAD7 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 234, 215 and HSL 174°, 81%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#38EAD7#38EAD7
HEX#38EAD7
RGBrgb(56, 234, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.9176, 0.8431
RGB percentages22%, 91.8%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(173.6, 80.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.6, 76.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK76.1%, 0%, 8.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,730,135
CSS custom property--colour: #38EAD7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.92:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#C71528
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EA384B
Analogous#38EA7E, #38A4EA
Triadic#D738EA, #EAD738
Split complementary#EA38A4, #EA7E38
Tetradic#7E38EA, #EA384B, #A4EA38
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G234
B215
Red56 (22%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue173.6°
Saturation (HSL)80.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G EA · B D7
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