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#38DFD8

#38dfd8 ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#38dfd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 177.49°, 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5857

Complementary

  1. #38dfd8
  2. #df383f

Split complementary

  1. #38dfd8
  2. #df3892
  3. #df8538

Analogous

  1. #38df85
  2. #38dfd8
  3. #3892df

Triadic

  1. #38dfd8
  2. #d838df
  3. #dfd838

Tetradic

  1. #38dfd8
  2. #383fdf
  3. #df383f
  4. #dfd838

Square

  1. #38dfd8
  2. #8538df
  3. #df383f
  4. #92df38

Monochromatic

  1. #116d69
  2. #1caea8
  3. #38dfd8
  4. #7aeae5
  5. #bcf4f2

Shades

#38dfd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38dfd8
  2. #32c9c2
  3. #2db2ad
  4. #279c97
  5. #228682
  6. #1c706c
  7. #165956
  8. #114341
  9. #0b2d2b
  10. #061616
  11. #000000

Tints

#38dfd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38dfd8
  2. #4ce2dc
  3. #60e5e0
  4. #74e9e4
  5. #88ece8
  6. #9cefec
  7. #aff2ef
  8. #c3f5f3
  9. #d7f9f7
  10. #ebfcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38dfd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38dfd8
  2. #3fd6cf
  3. #46ccc6
  4. #4ec3be
  5. #55b9b5
  6. #5cb0ac
  7. #63a6a3
  8. #6a9d9a
  9. #729392
  10. #798a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a3d2cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d3d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bac2d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aad8d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97ced9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38dfd8 {
  color: #38dfd8;
}
Background
.bg-38dfd8 {
  background-color: #38dfd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38dfd8 {
  border: 2px solid #38dfd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38dfd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 223 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38dfd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38dfd8, #3892df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38dfd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 223 216 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.42 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.97 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.44 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.15 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 5.24 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.31 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.31 #c72027 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#38dfd8  rgb(56, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 72%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#df383f  rgb(223, 56, 63)  hsl(357, 72%, 55%)  Crimson
#d838df  rgb(216, 56, 223)  hsl(297, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd838  rgb(223, 216, 56)  hsl(57, 72%, 55%)  Dandelion