What color is #38C8B9?

#38C8B9 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pristine Oceanic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38C8B9?

The RGB value is 56, 200, 185: 56 red, 200 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38C8B9?

The complementary color is #C83847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38C8B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38C8B9 color

#38C8B9 rgb(56, 200, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #38C8B9 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 78.4% green and 72.5% blue (56, 200, 185).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 57% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pristine Oceanic (#00CCBB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#38C8B9 color codes

HEX	`#38C8B9`
RGB	`rgb(56, 200, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 78.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 57%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 72%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.32, -40.67, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.32, 40.81, 184.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.038, 45.648, 53.065)`
Decimal	`3721401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38C8B9, 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 #38C8B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#38C8B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #38C8B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38c8b9; }
.text { color: #38c8b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38c8b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 200 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38c8b9, #388fc8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #38C8B9?: #38C8B9 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pristine Oceanic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38C8B9?: The RGB value is 56, 200, 185: 56 red, 200 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38C8B9?: The complementary color is #C83847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38C8B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.