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#38C19D

#38c19d ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#38c19d is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 75.69% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.65% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 164.23°, with 55.02% saturation and 48.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.4142

Complementary

  1. #38c19d
  2. #c1385c

Split complementary

  1. #38c19d
  2. #c138a0
  3. #c15838

Analogous

  1. #38c158
  2. #38c19d
  3. #38a0c1

Triadic

  1. #38c19d
  2. #9d38c1
  3. #c19d38

Tetradic

  1. #38c19d
  2. #385cc1
  3. #c1385c
  4. #c19d38

Square

  1. #38c19d
  2. #5838c1
  3. #c1385c
  4. #a0c138

Monochromatic

  1. #164a3d
  2. #27866d
  3. #38c19d
  4. #70d6bb
  5. #abe7d7

Shades

#38c19d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38c19d
  2. #32ae8d
  3. #2d9a7e
  4. #27876e
  5. #22745e
  6. #1c614f
  7. #164d3f
  8. #113a2f
  9. #0b271f
  10. #061310
  11. #000000

Tints

#38c19d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38c19d
  2. #4cc7a7
  3. #60cdb1
  4. #74d4ba
  5. #88dac4
  6. #9ce0ce
  7. #afe6d8
  8. #c3ece2
  9. #d7f3eb
  10. #ebf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38c19d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38c19d
  2. #3fbb9a
  3. #46b497
  4. #4eae94
  5. #55a791
  6. #5ca18f
  7. #639a8c
  8. #6a9489
  9. #728d86
  10. #798783
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8db5a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb49b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9a79f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c3b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98b99c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ab29f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38c19d {
  color: #38c19d;
}
Background
.bg-38c19d {
  background-color: #38c19d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38c19d {
  border: 2px solid #38c19d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38c19d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 193 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 55% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38c19d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38c19d, #38a0c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38c19d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 193 157 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 4.36 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 4.45 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 4.60 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 6.26 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.05 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.06 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.74 #c73e62 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#38c19d  rgb(56, 193, 157)  hsl(164, 55%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#c1385c  rgb(193, 56, 92)  hsl(344, 55%, 49%)  Dogwood Rose
#9d38c1  rgb(157, 56, 193)  hsl(284, 55%, 49%)  Dark Orchid
#c19d38  rgb(193, 157, 56)  hsl(44, 55%, 49%)  Metallic Gold