Information about #38B3AC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #38B3AC belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(56, 179, 172) — 22% red, 70.2% green, 67.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 48 / 0 / 3 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #38B3AC reads as a pleasantly vivid aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Verdigris (#43B3AE). Slightly further away sit Keppel (#3AB09E) and Soft Teal (#44A9AA).

The recipe behind #38B3AC is rgb(56, 179, 172), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #38B3AC: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #38B3AC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#38B3AC color variations

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#38B3AC 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #38B3AC

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

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38B3AC
  • RGB56, 179, 172
  • CMYK48, 0, 3, 30
  • HSL177°, 52%, 46%
  • HSL Precise176.585°, 52.34%, 46.078%
  • HSV177°, 69%, 70%
  • HSB177°, 69%, 70%
  • HEX ID38B3AC
  • DECIMAL ID3716012
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
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