#388e97

Color #388e97

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#388e97

RGB

rgb(56, 142, 151)

HSL

hsl(185.7, 45.9%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.7, 62.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.9%, 6%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(54.47, -22.66, -12.45)

LCH

lch(54.47, 25.85, 208.79)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.0822, 204.82)

HWB

hwb(185.7, 22%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#974138

Analogous

#389771

#388e97

#385f97

Triadic

#388e97

#97388e

#8e9738

Split-complementary

#388e97

#97385f

#977138

Tetradic

#388e97

#413897

#974138

#8e9738

Square

#388e97

#713897

#974138

#5f9738

Shades

Color #388e97 mixed toward black.

#2f767e

#255f65

#1c474c

#132f32

#091819

Tints

Color #388e97 mixed toward white.

#47b0bb

#6cc0c8

#91cfd6

#b5dfe4

#daeff1

Tones

Color #388e97 mixed toward gray.

#40888f

#488187

#507b7f

#587477

#606e6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686995 · ΔE 26.5

Deuteranopia

#645d94 · ΔE 29.4

Tritanopia

#409393 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 19.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #388e97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#388e97]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#388e97 (#388e97) is rgb(56, 142, 151) in RGB.

No, #388e97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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