Palettes / Colors / #38BBBD

#38BBBD — Muted Teal

#38BBBD is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #38BBBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#38BBBD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC3B38; it also sits naturally between #38BC7D and #3878BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 22% · Green 73% · Blue 74%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #38BBBD

.text { color: #38BBBD; }
.background { background-color: #38BBBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #38BBBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 187, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 54%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #38BBBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 187, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #38BBBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 187, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#38BBBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#38BBBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC3B38:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #38BBBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #38BBBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #38BBBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #38BBBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #38BBBD?

#38BBBD is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 56, 187, 189). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #38BBBD?

#38BBBD is RGB 56, 187, 189 — HSL 181°, 54%, 48% — CMYK 70%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #38BBBD?

Its complement is #BC3B38; analogous partners are #38BC7D and #3878BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #38BBBD for text?

Black text on #38BBBD has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.