#38c0dc Color Information

#38c0dc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #38c0dc. In RGB, it consists of 22.0% Red, 75.3% Green, and 86.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 74.5% Cyan, 12.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 190.2°, with saturation of 70.1% and lightness of 54.1%. The decimal value for #38c0dc is 3719388, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #38c0dc is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#38c0dc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color56, 192, 220 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color22.0%, 75.3%, 86.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.780, 0.247, 0.137 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.745, 0.127, 0, 0.137 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color190.2°, 70.1%, 54.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color190.2°, 74.5%, 86.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.399, 43.707, 74.386 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color56, 130, 220 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3719388 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.032, -26.618, -24.366 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.032, 36.087, 222.471 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.032, -48.114, -34.735 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.111, -25.519, -20.433 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.220, 0.289, 43.707 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281909468 / 0xff38c0dc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#33cccc Copy
Last Updated: December 12, 2024

Shades of #38c0dc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #38c0dc, its pure hue is 190.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 70.1%, and its lightness is 54.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #38c0dc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #07181c to #31a8c1.

Tints of #38c0dc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #38c0dc, its pure hue is 190.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 70.1%, and its lightness is 54.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #38c0dc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #51c8e0 to #e6f7fb.

Tones of #38c0dc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #38c0dc, its pure hue is 190.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 70.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #38c0dc, which range from #8a8a8a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #15d7ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #38c0dc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #38c0dc! For #38c0dc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #38c0dc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #38c0dc

This color, #38c0dc, consists of 22.0% Red, 75.3% Green, and 86.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 56, Green = 192, Blue = 220. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #38c0dc is 74.5% Cyan, 12.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R22.0%
C74.5%
G75.3%
M12.7%
B86.3%
Y0.0%
K13.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 56 192 220
Octal 70 300 334
Hexa #38 #c0 #dc
Binary 00111000 11000000 11011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 74 12 0 13
Octal 112 14 0 15
Hexa #4a #0c #00 #0d
Binary 01001010 00001100 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #38c0dc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #38c0dc — which has hue 190.2° — its analogous colors are located at 160.2° and 220.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #38c0dc.

Triadic Colors of #38c0dc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #38c0dc — which has hue 190.2° — its triadic colors are located at 70.2° and 310.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #38c0dc.

Complementary Color of #38c0dc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #38c0dc — which has hue 190.2° — its complementary color is located at 10.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #38c0dc.

Split Complementary Colors of #38c0dc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #38c0dc — which has hue 190.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 40.2° and 340.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #38c0dc.

Tetradic Colors of #38c0dc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #38c0dc — which has hue 190.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 100.2°, 190.2°, 280.2°, and 10.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #38c0dc.

Monochromatic Colors of #38c0dc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #38c0dc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #246c7b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #93e5f6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #38c0dc

We want to make getting started with #38c0dc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #38c0dc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #38c0dc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #38c0dc with other HTML elements.

#38c0dc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #38c0dc.
<span style="color: #38c0dc;">The color of this text is #38c0dc.</span>

#38c0dc Background Color

The background color for this text is #38c0dc.
<div style="background-color: #38c0dc; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #38c0dc.</div>

#38c0dc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #38c0dc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #38c0dc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #38c0dc.</span>

#38c0dc Border Color

This is a div with border color #38c0dc.
<div style="border: #38c0dc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #38c0dc.</div>

#38c0dc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #38c0dc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #38c0dc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #38c0dc on a white background.</div></div>

#38c0dc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #38c0dc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #38c0dc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #38c0dc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #38c0dc to White

This is a gradient from #38c0dc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#38c0dc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#38c0dc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#38c0dc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#38c0dc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #38c0dc to white.</div>

Gradient from #38c0dc to Black

This is a gradient from #38c0dc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#38c0dc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#38c0dc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#38c0dc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#38c0dc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #38c0dc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #38c0dc

In addition to using #38c0dc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #38c0dc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #38c0dc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 56, Green = 192, Blue = 220). If you need details about the color coordinates of #38c0dc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #38c0dc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(56, 192, 220)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #38c0dc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #38c0dc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #38c0dc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(56, 192, 220);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#38c0dc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:56, green:192, blue:220, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:56 green:192 blue:220 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(56f, 192f, 220f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(56, 192, 220);
 

#38c0dc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #38c0dc the same way. For those with color blindness, #38c0dc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #38c0dc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #38c0dc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #38c0dc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #38c0dc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #38c0dc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text