#38BCBA color

  • HEX#38BCBA
  • RGBrgb(56, 188, 186)
  • HSLhsl(179, 54%, 48%)
  • CMYK70, 0, 1, 26

About #38BCBA

#38BCBA is a medium cyan color with the hex code #38BCBA. In RGB it is red 56, green 188, blue 186; in HSL it is hue 179°, saturation 54%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 70%, 0%, 1%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.32:1 on white and 9.07:1 on black.

#38BCBA Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, BC, BA
CMYK70.21%, 0.00%, 1.06%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal56, 188, 186
HSL179°, 54%, 48%
RGB Octal70, 274, 272
HSV (HSB)179.09°, 70.21%, 73.73%
RGB Binary111000, 10111100, 10111010
CIE-L*AB69.72, -34.91, -9.28
RGB Percent21.96%, 73.73%, 72.94%
CIE-L*CH69.72, 36.12, 194.88
XYZ28.48, 40.35, 52.74
CIE-L*UV69.72, -48.95, -8.85
xyY0.23, 0.33, 40.35
Hunter-Lab63.52, -31.15, -4.76
RYB21.96%, 48.04%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#38BCBA on a dark background: contrast 9.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#38BCBA on a light background: contrast 2.32:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

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Complementary palette

#38BCBA · #79D7D6 · #237674 · #BC383B · #D7797B

Analogous palette

#3BBC38 · #38BC78 · #38BCBA · #387DBC · #383BBC

Triadic palette

#38BCBA · #BA38BC · #BCBA38 · #79D7D6 · #D679D7

Tetradic palette

#38BCBA · #7838BC · #BC383B · #7DBC38 · #237674

Monochromatic palette

#154746 · #278280 · #38BCBA · #6ED4D2 · #A9E5E4

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