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#38bbcc

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: skyblue

RGB
56, 187, 204
HSL
187°, 59%, 51%
CMYK
73, 8, 0, 20
Luminance
0.4074

Every format

HEX#38bbcc
RGBrgb(56, 187, 204)
HSLhsl(187, 59%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 8%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(70.0 -29.1 -18.7)
LCHlch(70.0 34.6 212.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.730 0.112 207.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #38bbcc;
background-color: #38bbcc;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38bbcc] bg-[#38bbcc]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38bbcc;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.733, blue: 0.800)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38bbcc")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#38bbcc on white: 2.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#38bbcc on black: 9.15:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red22.0%
Green73.3%
Blue80.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan72.5%
Magenta8.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#38bbcc text on a black background

contrast 9.15:1

Card sample

#38bbcc text on a white background

contrast 2.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #38bbcc;
Background color
Panel with #38bbcc background
background-color: #38bbcc;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38bbcc;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 187, 204, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 187, 204, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38bbcc;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bbcc, #3858CC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #38bbcc

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #38bbcc in the Color Lab