What color is #38A7A3?

#38A7A3 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38A7A3?

The RGB value is 56, 167, 163: 56 red, 167 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38A7A3?

The complementary color is #A7383C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38A7A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38A7A3 color

#38A7A3 rgb(56, 167, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #38A7A3 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 65.5% green and 63.9% blue (56, 167, 163).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 50% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Teal Me No Lies (#0DACA7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#38A7A3 color codes

HEX	`#38A7A3`
RGB	`rgb(56, 167, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 65.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 50%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 66%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.61, -31.57, -7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.61, 32.36, 192.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.057, 31.12, 39.488)`
Decimal	`3712931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38A7A3, 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 #38A7A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#38A7A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	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 #38A7A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38a7a3; }
.text { color: #38a7a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38a7a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 167 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38a7a3, #3874a7); }

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Questions

What color is #38A7A3?: #38A7A3 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38A7A3?: The RGB value is 56, 167, 163: 56 red, 167 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38A7A3?: The complementary color is #A7383C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38A7A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.