Color Name
Maximum Blue Green*
Hex Color Code
#38AFBD
RGB Color Code
RGB(56, 175, 189)
CMYK Values*
70.4%, 7.4%, 0.0%, 25.9%
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What color is 38AFBD?

The RGB color code for color number #38AFBD is RGB(56, 175, 189). In the RGB color model, #38AFBD has a red value of 56, a green value of 175, and a blue value of 189. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 70.4% cyan, 7.4% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 25.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 186.3° (degrees), 54.3 % saturation, and 48.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #38AFBD has a hue of 186.3° (degrees), 70.4 % saturation and 74.1 % brightness/value.

Color 38AFBD is cool or warm?

Color 38AFBD is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #38AFBD? (For interior and product design)

38AFBD has an LRV of nearly 35.2. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
#38AFBD
LRV 35.2
Light Color

Compare LRV 35.2 of #38AFBD with dark and light color

Is #38AFBD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 38AFBD meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #38AFBD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #38AFBD
Hex triplet
#38AFBD
Red
38
Green
AF
Blue
BD
RGBA / RGB rgb(56, 175, 189)
Red
56 (22.0%)
Green
175 (68.6%)
Blue
189 (74.1%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
70.37%
Magenta
7.41%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
25.88%
HSL hsl(186.32deg, 54.3 %, 48.0 %)
Hue
186.32°
Saturation
54.29 %
Lightness
48.04 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
186.32°
Saturation
70.37 %
Brightness / Value
74.12 %
RYB ryb(25, 67, 107)
Red
25 (9.7%)
Yellow
67 (26.2%)
Blue
107 (41.9%)
HWB
Hue
186.32°
Whiteness
21.96 %
Blackness
25.88 %
CMY
Cyan
78.04%
Magenta
31.37%
Yellow
25.88%
XYZ
X
26.15
Y
35.17
Z
53.56
YXY
Y1
35.17
X
0.23
Y2
0.31
CIE-Lab
L
65.88
A
-27.77
B
-16.69
CIE-Lch
L
65.88
C
32.4
H
211.01
CIE-Luv
L
65.88
U
-44.07
V
-21.61
Hunter-Lab
L
59.31
A
-25.1
B
-12.02
Other
LRV
~ 35.2 %
Munsell Color System
7.6BG 6.4/15.6

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #38AFBD

These are the named colors closest to hex 38AFBD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#43B3AE Color Verdigris
92.80% match | ΔE 7.20
#5F9EA0 Color Cadet Blue
92.70% match | ΔE 7.30
#47ABCC Color Maximum Blue
92.57% match | ΔE 7.43

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 38AFBD.

#00B0B9 Color PANTONE 7466 C
96.92% match | ΔE 3.08
#58A7AF Color PANTONE 2233 C
96.20% match | ΔE 3.80
#00B7BD Color PANTONE 2397 C
95.44% match | ΔE 4.56
#04A9C7 Color PANTONE 2200 C
94.60% match | ΔE 5.40

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 38AFBD.


Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 38AFBD.


Paint color for Hex #38AFBD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 38AFBD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 38AFBD once it is on a wall.


Behr

Hex color 38AFBD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #38AFBD to Behr


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 38AFBD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #38AFBD to Benjamin Moore


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 38AFBD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #38AFBD to Sherwin Williams


Valspar

Hex color 38AFBD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #38AFBD to Valspar


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 38AFBD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #38AFBD to Dunn-Edwards


PPG Paints

Hex color 38AFBD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #38AFBD to PPG Paints


Farrow & Ball

Hex color 38AFBD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #38AFBD to Farrow & Ball

#57A7B9 Color Lobster (CB7)
95.37% match | ΔE 4.63
#7295A1 Color Stone Blue (86)
87.64% match | ΔE 12.36
#A0C5CA Color Blue Ground (210)
86.63% match | ΔE 13.37
#96AFAC Color Dix Blue (82)
86.01% match | ΔE 13.99

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#38AFBD color palettes and scheme combination

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#38AFBD
Maximum Blue Green*
#BD4638
Pale carmine*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #38AFBD?

Color that best contrast with #38AFBD is #BD4638, color name is Pale carmine*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments #38AFBD?

Complementary or Opposite color for #38AFBD is #BD4638, color name is Pale carmine*.

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