All About Color #38BCAF

#38BCAF

About #38BCAF

#38BCAF is a medium cyan color with the hex code #38BCAF. In RGB it is red 56, green 188, blue 175; in HSL it is hue 174°, saturation 54%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 70%, 0%, 7%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.34:1 on white and 8.98:1 on black.

#38BCAF Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, BC, AF
CMYK70.21%, 0.00%, 6.91%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal56, 188, 175
HSL174°, 54%, 48%
RGB Octal70, 274, 257
HSV (HSB)174.09°, 70.21%, 73.73%
RGB Binary111000, 10111100, 10101111
CIE-L*AB69.40, -38.00, -3.71
RGB Percent21.96%, 73.73%, 68.63%
CIE-L*CH69.40, 38.18, 185.58
XYZ27.35, 39.90, 46.82
CIE-L*UV69.40, -49.68, 0.27
xyY0.24, 0.35, 39.90
Hunter-Lab63.17, -33.25, 0.27
RYB21.96%, 49.18%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#38BCAF on a dark background: contrast 8.98:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#38BCAF on a light background: contrast 2.34:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #38BCAF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#38BCAF · #79D7CE · #23766E · #BC3846 · #D77983

Analogous palette

#46BC38 · #38BC6D · #38BCAF · #3888BC · #3846BC

Triadic palette

#38BCAF · #AF38BC · #BCAF38 · #79D7CE · #CE79D7

Tetradic palette

#38BCAF · #6D38BC · #BC3846 · #88BC38 · #23766E

Monochromatic palette

#154742 · #278279 · #38BCAF · #6ED4C9 · #A9E5DF

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