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#38FDFD

#38fdfd ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#38fdfd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 99.22% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.87% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 98.01% saturation and 60.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 0.93.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.7818

Complementary

  1. #38fdfd
  2. #fd3838

Split complementary

  1. #38fdfd
  2. #fd389b
  3. #fd9b38

Analogous

  1. #38fd9b
  2. #38fdfd
  3. #389bfd

Triadic

  1. #38fdfd
  2. #fd38fd
  3. #fdfd38

Tetradic

  1. #38fdfd
  2. #3838fd
  3. #fd3838
  4. #fdfd38

Square

  1. #38fdfd
  2. #9b38fd
  3. #fd3838
  4. #9bfd38

Monochromatic

  1. #029a9a
  2. #02e6e6
  3. #38fdfd
  4. #84fefe
  5. #cfffff

Shades

#38fdfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38fdfd
  2. #32e4e4
  3. #2dcaca
  4. #27b1b1
  5. #229898
  6. #1c7f7f
  7. #166565
  8. #114c4c
  9. #0b3333
  10. #061919
  11. #000000

Tints

#38fdfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38fdfd
  2. #4cfdfd
  3. #60fdfd
  4. #74fefe
  5. #88fefe
  6. #9cfefe
  7. #affefe
  8. #c3fefe
  9. #d7ffff
  10. #ebffff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38fdfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38fdfd
  2. #3ff1f1
  3. #46e4e4
  4. #4ed8d8
  5. #55cbcb
  6. #5cbfbf
  7. #63b2b2
  8. #6aa6a6
  9. #729999
  10. #798d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9efef ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecf0fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1dcfe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00fffc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bff6fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9eafe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00fffd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38fdfd {
  color: #38fdfd;
}
Background
.bg-38fdfd {
  background-color: #38fdfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38fdfd {
  border: 2px solid #38fdfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38fdfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 253 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38fdfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38fdfd, #389bfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38fdfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 253 253 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 0.93 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 0.93 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.76 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.14 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.79 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.35 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 9.14 #c70202 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Aqua
#38fdfd  rgb(56, 253, 253)  hsl(180, 98%, 61%)  Aqua
#fd3838  rgb(253, 56, 56)  hsl(0, 98%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#fd38fd  rgb(253, 56, 253)  hsl(300, 98%, 61%)  Fuchsia
#fdfd38  rgb(253, 253, 56)  hsl(60, 98%, 61%)  Daffodil