#38bcb8
a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: turquoise
RGB
56, 188, 184
HSL
178°, 54%, 48%
CMYK
70, 0, 2, 26
Luminance
0.4027
Every format
| HEX | #38bcb8 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 188, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 54%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 0%, 2%, 26%) |
| LAB | lab(69.7 -35.5 -8.3) |
| LCH | lch(69.7 36.4 193.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.725 0.111 192.0) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38bcb8;
background-color: #38bcb8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38bcb8] bg-[#38bcb8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38bcb8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.737, blue: 0.722)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38bcb8")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38bcb8 on white: 2.32:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38bcb8 on black: 9.05:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green73.7%
Blue72.2%
CMYK percentages
Cyan70.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow2.1%
Key (black)26.3%
Color previews
#38bcb8 text on a black background
contrast 9.05:1
Card sample
#38bcb8 text on a white background
contrast 2.32:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38bcb8;
Background color
Panel with #38bcb8 background
background-color: #38bcb8;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38bcb8;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 188, 184, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 188, 184, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38bcb8; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38bcb8, #3868BC);