Palettes / Colors / #38BBDA

#38BBDA — Teal

#38BBDA is a teal color we call 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 #38BBDA 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.

#38BBDA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DB5639; it also sits naturally between #39DBA7 and #396CDB. 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 85%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #38BBDA

.text { color: #38BBDA; }
.background { background-color: #38BBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #38BBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 187, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 69%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #38BBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 187, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #38BBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 187, 218, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB5639:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #38BBDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #38BBDA

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 #38BBDA 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 #38BBDA 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

← #38BBD9  ·  #38BBDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #38BBDA?

#38BBDA is Teal, a teal color (RGB 56, 187, 218). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #38BBDA?

#38BBDA is RGB 56, 187, 218 — HSL 191°, 69%, 54% — CMYK 74%, 14%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #38BBDA?

Its complement is #DB5639; analogous partners are #39DBA7 and #396CDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #38BBDA for text?

Black text on #38BBDA has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.