All About Color #389CAD

#389CAD

About #389CAD

#389CAD is a medium cyan color with the hex code #389CAD. In RGB it is red 56, green 156, blue 173; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 51%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 68%, 10%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 3.22:1 on white and 6.53:1 on black.

#389CAD Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, 9C, AD
CMYK67.63%, 9.83%, 0.00%, 32.16%
RGB Decimal56, 156, 173
HSL189°, 51%, 45%
RGB Octal70, 234, 255
HSV (HSB)188.72°, 67.63%, 67.84%
RGB Binary111000, 10011100, 10101101
CIE-L*AB59.56, -23.11, -17.32
RGB Percent21.96%, 61.18%, 67.84%
CIE-L*CH59.56, 28.88, 216.85
XYZ21.06, 27.63, 43.76
CIE-L*UV59.56, -38.10, -22.89
xyY0.23, 0.30, 27.63
Hunter-Lab52.57, -20.48, -12.56
RYB21.96%, 43.10%, 67.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#389CAD on a dark background: contrast 6.53:1, passes WCAG AA.
#389CAD on a light background: contrast 3.22:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #389CAD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #389CAD. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#389CAD · #71C2D1 · #225D68 · #AD4A38 · #D17F71

Analogous palette

#38AD4A · #38AD84 · #389CAD · #3861AD · #4A38AD

Triadic palette

#389CAD · #AD389C · #9CAD38 · #71C2D1 · #D171C2

Tetradic palette

#389CAD · #8438AD · #AD4A38 · #61AD38 · #225D68

Monochromatic palette

#13343A · #256874 · #389CAD · #65BDCD · #9FD6E0

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