Palettes / Colors / #38CCBC

#38CCBC — Teal

#38CCBC 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 #38CCBC 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.

#38CCBC 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 #CC3847; it also sits naturally between #38CC73 and #3891CC. 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 80% · Blue 74%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #38CCBC

.text { color: #38CCBC; }
.background { background-color: #38CCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #38CCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 204, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 59%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #38CCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 204, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #38CCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 204, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC3847:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #38CCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #38CCBC

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 #38CCBC 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 #38CCBC 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 #38CCBC?

#38CCBC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 56, 204, 188). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #38CCBC?

#38CCBC is RGB 56, 204, 188 — HSL 174°, 59%, 51% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #38CCBC?

Its complement is #CC3847; analogous partners are #38CC73 and #3891CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #38CCBC for text?

Black text on #38CCBC has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.