Information about #388F8B color

#388F8B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#388F8B falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(56, 143, 139) — 22% red, 56.1% green, 54.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 34 / 0 / 2 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#388F8B presents itself as a pleasantly vivid cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Chill (#408F90). Slightly further away sit Landmark (#3E9889) and Sea (#3C9992).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(56, 143, 139)), which gives #388F8B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.8:1. #388F8B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#388F8B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#388F8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#388F8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#388F8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#388F8B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#388F8B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#388F8B
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#8B388F
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#8F8B38
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#383C8F
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#5F388F
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#8F383C
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#688F38
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Nearest named colors to #388F8B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Landmark color link
Landmark

#3E9889

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Sea Turtle Green color link
Sea Turtle Green

#438D80

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Gossamer color link
Gossamer

#399F86

Lochinvar color link
Lochinvar

#489084

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Antique Green color link
Antique Green

#3E8F78

Celadon Green color link
Celadon Green

#2F847C

Dusty Teal color link
Dusty Teal

#4C9085

Illuminating Emerald color link
Illuminating Emerald

#319177

#388F8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#388F8B
  • RGB56, 143, 139
  • CMYK34, 0, 2, 44
  • CSSrgb(56, 143, 139)
  • HSL177°, 44%, 39%
  • HSL Precise177.241°, 43.719%, 39.02%
  • HSV177°, 61%, 56%
  • HSB177°, 61%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.561, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.561, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.561, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID388F8B
  • DECIMAL ID3706763
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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