Recognised as Colour
#38EEE7
- #38EEE7
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#38EEE7 is a cyan with RGB values 56, 238, 231 and HSL 178°, 84%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#38EEE7#38EEE7
HEX#38EEE7
RGBrgb(56, 238, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.9333, 0.9059
RGB percentages22%, 93.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(177.7, 84.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.7, 76.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK76.5%, 0%, 2.9%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,731,175
CSS custom property--colour: #38EEE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#C71118
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EE383F
Analogous#38EE8C, #389AEE
Triadic#E738EE, #EEE738
Split complementary#EE389A, #EE8C38
Tetradic#8C38EE, #EE383F, #9AEE38
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R56
G238
B231
Red56 (22%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue177.69°
Saturation (HSL)84.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 38 · G EE · B E7
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