Recognised as Colour

#38FFDA

#38FFDA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Aquamarine

#38FFDA is a cyan with RGB values 56, 255, 218 and HSL 169°, 100%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aquamarine.

Colour values

#38FFDA#38FFDA

HEX#38FFDA

RGBrgb(56, 255, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 1, 0.8549

RGB percentages22%, 100%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(168.8, 100%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 78%, 100%)

CMYK78%, 0%, 14.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,735,514

CSS custom property--colour: #38FFDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.48:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#C70025

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5EFD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCDCDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00FFF4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Aquamarine · ΔE 11.4 Turquoise · ΔE 16.8 Aqua · ΔE 19.7 Cyan · ΔE 19.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23 Medium turquoise · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourAquamarine (#7FFFD4)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FF385D

Analogous#38FF76, #38C1FF

Triadic#DA38FF, #FFDA38

Split complementary#FF38C1, #FF7638

Tetradic#7638FF, #FF385D, #C1FF38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D1FFF6

Lighter +20%#9EFFED

Lighter +10%#6BFFE3

Darker −10%#05FFD1

Darker −20%#00D1AA

Darker −30%#009E81

Darker −40%#006B57

More saturated +25%#38FFDA

Less saturated −25%#51E6CA

Channel breakdown

R56

G255

B218

Red56 (22%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue168.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 38 · G FF · B DA

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