All About Color #38BCB4

#38BCB4

About #38BCB4

#38BCB4 is a medium cyan color with the hex code #38BCB4. In RGB it is red 56, green 188, blue 180; in HSL it is hue 176°, saturation 54%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 70%, 0%, 4%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.33:1 on white and 9.02:1 on black.

#38BCB4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, BC, B4
CMYK70.21%, 0.00%, 4.26%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal56, 188, 180
HSL176°, 54%, 48%
RGB Octal70, 274, 264
HSV (HSB)176.36°, 70.21%, 73.73%
RGB Binary111000, 10111100, 10110100
CIE-L*AB69.54, -36.61, -6.25
RGB Percent21.96%, 73.73%, 70.59%
CIE-L*CH69.54, 37.14, 189.68
XYZ27.85, 40.10, 49.45
CIE-L*UV69.54, -49.35, -3.85
xyY0.24, 0.34, 40.10
Hunter-Lab63.33, -32.31, -1.97
RYB21.96%, 48.65%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#38BCB4 on a dark background: contrast 9.02:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#38BCB4 on a light background: contrast 2.33:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #38BCB4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#38BCB4 · #79D7D1 · #237670 · #BC3841 · #D77980

Analogous palette

#41BC38 · #38BC72 · #38BCB4 · #3883BC · #3841BC

Triadic palette

#38BCB4 · #B438BC · #BCB438 · #79D7D1 · #D179D7

Tetradic palette

#38BCB4 · #7238BC · #BC3841 · #83BC38 · #237670

Monochromatic palette

#154743 · #27827C · #38BCB4 · #6ED4CD · #A9E5E1

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