#38c7dc

Color #38c7dc

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 12.65 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#38c7dc

RGB

rgb(56, 199, 220)

HSL

hsl(187.7, 70.1%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.7, 74.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.5%, 9.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(74.09, -30.07, -21.21)

LCH

lch(74.09, 36.8, 215.2)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.1196, 209.61)

HWB

hwb(187.7, 22%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc4d38

Analogous

#38dc9f

#38c7dc

#3875dc

Triadic

#38c7dc

#dc38c7

#c7dc38

Split-complementary

#38c7dc

#dc3875

#dc9f38

Tetradic

#38c7dc

#4d38dc

#dc4d38

#c7dc38

Square

#38c7dc

#9f38dc

#dc4d38

#75dc38

Shades

Color #38c7dc mixed toward black.

#22afc4

#1b8c9c

#156975

#0e464e

#072327

Tints

Color #38c7dc mixed toward white.

#59d0e2

#7adae8

#9be3ee

#bdecf3

#def6f9

Tones

Color #38c7dc mixed toward gray.

#46bdce

#53b3c1

#61a8b3

#6f9ea5

#7c9498

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8fd7 · ΔE 29.8

Deuteranopia

#867bd6 · ΔE 34

Tritanopia

#49d3d2 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #38c7dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38c7dc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#38c7dc (#38c7dc) is rgb(56, 199, 220) in RGB.

No, #38c7dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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