All About Color #38DCDC

#38DCDC

About #38DCDC

#38DCDC is a medium cyan color with the hex code #38DCDC. In RGB it is red 56, green 220, blue 220; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 70%, lightness 54%; in CMYK it is 75%, 0%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 1.69:1 on white and 12.44:1 on black.

#38DCDC Color Conversion

Hex triplet38, DC, DC
CMYK74.55%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal56, 220, 220
HSL180°, 70%, 54%
RGB Octal70, 334, 334
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 74.55%, 86.27%
RGB Binary111000, 11011100, 11011100
CIE-L*AB80.29, -39.90, -11.89
RGB Percent21.96%, 86.27%, 86.27%
CIE-L*CH80.29, 41.63, 196.59
XYZ40.14, 57.19, 76.63
CIE-L*UV80.29, -57.90, -12.49
xyY0.23, 0.33, 57.19
Hunter-Lab75.63, -37.60, -7.14
RYB21.96%, 54.12%, 86.27%

Color Accessibility Scores

#38DCDC on a dark background: contrast 12.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#38DCDC on a light background: contrast 1.69:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #38DCDC. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#38DCDC · #86EAEA · #1C9C9C · #DC3838 · #EA8686

Analogous palette

#38DC38 · #38DC8A · #38DCDC · #388ADC · #3838DC

Triadic palette

#38DCDC · #DC38DC · #DCDC38 · #86EAEA · #EA86EA

Tetradic palette

#38DCDC · #8A38DC · #DC3838 · #8ADC38 · #1C9C9C

Monochromatic palette

#126868 · #1EA9A9 · #38DCDC · #79E7E7 · #BAF3F3

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