What color is #38D9EB?

#38D9EB is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Vaporwave Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38D9EB?

The RGB value is 56, 217, 235: 56 red, 217 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38D9EB?

The complementary color is #EB4A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38D9EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38D9EB color

#38D9EB rgb(56, 217, 235)

Shades of teal

The hex color #38D9EB is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 85.1% green and 92.2% blue (56, 217, 235).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 82% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Vaporwave Blue (#22DDFF), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#38D9EB color codes

HEX	`#38D9EB`
RGB	`rgb(56, 217, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 85.1%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 82%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 76%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 8%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.87, -34.14, -20.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.87, 39.82, 210.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.433, 56.46, 87.295)`
Decimal	`3725803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38D9EB, 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 #38D9EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#38D9EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #38D9EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38d9eb; }
.text { color: #38d9eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38d9eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 217 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38d9eb, #387feb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #38D9EB?: #38D9EB is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Vaporwave Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38D9EB?: The RGB value is 56, 217, 235: 56 red, 217 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38D9EB?: The complementary color is #EB4A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38D9EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.