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#38DFD3

#38dfd3 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38dfd3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 87.45% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.38% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 175.69°, with 72.29% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5832

Complementary

  1. #38dfd3
  2. #df3844

Split complementary

  1. #38dfd3
  2. #df3898
  3. #df8038

Analogous

  1. #38df80
  2. #38dfd3
  3. #3898df

Triadic

  1. #38dfd3
  2. #d338df
  3. #dfd338

Tetradic

  1. #38dfd3
  2. #3844df
  3. #df3844
  4. #dfd338

Square

  1. #38dfd3
  2. #8038df
  3. #df3844
  4. #98df38

Monochromatic

  1. #116d66
  2. #1caea4
  3. #38dfd3
  4. #7aeae2
  5. #bcf4f0

Shades

#38dfd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38dfd3
  2. #32c9be
  3. #2db2a9
  4. #279c94
  5. #22867f
  6. #1c706a
  7. #165954
  8. #11433f
  9. #0b2d2a
  10. #061615
  11. #000000

Tints

#38dfd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38dfd3
  2. #4ce2d7
  3. #60e5dc
  4. #74e9e0
  5. #88ece5
  6. #9cefe9
  7. #aff2ed
  8. #c3f5f2
  9. #d7f9f6
  10. #ebfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38dfd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38dfd3
  2. #3fd6cb
  3. #46ccc2
  4. #4ec3ba
  5. #55b9b2
  6. #5cb0aa
  7. #63a6a1
  8. #6a9d99
  9. #729391
  10. #798a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d2cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d3d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcc2d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abd8d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99ced4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e2d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38dfd3 {
  color: #38dfd3;
}
Background
.bg-38dfd3 {
  background-color: #38dfd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38dfd3 {
  border: 2px solid #38dfd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38dfd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 223 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38dfd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38dfd3, #3898df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38dfd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 223 211 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.34 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.34 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.07 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 6.00 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.37 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.95 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.03 #c7202c Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#38dfd3  rgb(56, 223, 211)  hsl(176, 72%, 55%)  Turquoise
#df3844  rgb(223, 56, 68)  hsl(356, 72%, 55%)  Crimson
#d338df  rgb(211, 56, 223)  hsl(296, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd338  rgb(223, 211, 56)  hsl(56, 72%, 55%)  Citrine