What color is #38827F?

#38827F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38827F?

The RGB value is 56, 130, 127: 56 red, 130 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38827F?

The complementary color is #82383B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38827F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38827F color

#38827F rgb(56, 130, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #38827F is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 51% green and 49.8% blue (56, 130, 127).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 40% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Jade Jewel (#247E81), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#38827F color codes

HEX	`#38827F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 130, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 51%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 40%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 57%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.9, -23.56, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.9, 24.15, 192.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.443, 18.337, 22.906)`
Decimal	`3703423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38827F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #38827F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#38827F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #38827F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38827f; }
.text { color: #38827f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38827f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 130 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38827f, #386082); }

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Questions

What color is #38827F?: #38827F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38827F?: The RGB value is 56, 130, 127: 56 red, 130 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38827F?: The complementary color is #82383B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38827F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.