All About Color #38C2CC

#38C2CC

About #38C2CC

#38C2CC is a medium cyan color with the hex code #38C2CC. In RGB it is red 56, green 194, blue 204; in HSL it is hue 184°, saturation 59%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 73%, 5%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 2.15:1 on white and 9.76:1 on black.

#38C2CC Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, C2, CC
CMYK72.55%, 4.90%, 0.00%, 20.00%
RGB Decimal56, 194, 204
HSL184°, 59%, 51%
RGB Octal70, 302, 314
HSV (HSB)184.05°, 72.55%, 80.00%
RGB Binary111000, 11000010, 11001100
CIE-L*AB72.08, -32.48, -15.58
RGB Percent21.96%, 76.08%, 80.00%
CIE-L*CH72.08, 36.03, 205.62
XYZ31.82, 43.78, 63.90
CIE-L*UV72.08, -49.88, -19.37
xyY0.23, 0.31, 43.78
Hunter-Lab66.17, -29.95, -10.94
RYB21.96%, 49.97%, 80.00%

Color Accessibility Scores

#38C2CC on a dark background: contrast 9.76:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#38C2CC on a light background: contrast 2.15:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #38C2CC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#38C2CC · #81D8DF · #237F86 · #CC4238 · #DF8881

Analogous palette

#38CC42 · #38CC8C · #38C2CC · #3878CC · #4238CC

Triadic palette

#38C2CC · #CC38C2 · #C2CC38 · #81D8DF · #DF81D8

Tetradic palette

#38C2CC · #8C38CC · #CC4238 · #78CC38 · #237F86

Monochromatic palette

#165155 · #268B92 · #38C2CC · #75D5DB · #B2E7EB

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