#38a2a2

Color #38a2a2

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Cyan #008b8b · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class teal-600 #009689 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#38a2a2

RGB

rgb(56, 162, 162)

HSL

hsl(180, 48.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 65.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.4%, 0%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(61.03, -29.44, -8.87)

LCH

lch(61.03, 30.75, 196.77)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0947, 195.06)

HWB

hwb(180, 22%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a23838

Analogous

#38a26d

#38a2a2

#386da2

Triadic

#38a2a2

#a238a2

#a2a238

Split-complementary

#38a2a2

#a2386d

#a26d38

Tetradic

#38a2a2

#3838a2

#a23838

#a2a238

Square

#38a2a2

#6d38a2

#a23838

#6da238

Shades

Color #38a2a2 mixed toward black.

#2f8787

#256c6c

#1c5151

#133636

#091b1b

Tints

Color #38a2a2 mixed toward white.

#4ac0c0

#6ecdcd

#92d9d9

#b7e6e6

#dbf2f2

Tones

Color #38a2a2 mixed toward gray.

#419999

#4a9090

#528787

#5b7f7f

#647676

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7576a2 · ΔE 29.2

Deuteranopia

#6f67a2 · ΔE 33.4

Tritanopia

#43a2a2 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #38a2a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38a2a2]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#38a2a2 (#38a2a2) is rgb(56, 162, 162) in RGB.

No, #38a2a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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