Palettes / Colors / #38DCBB

#38DCBB — Teal

#38DCBB is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #38DCBB 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.

#38DCBB 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 #DC3858; it also sits naturally between #38DC69 and #38ABDC. 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 86% · Blue 73%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #38DCBB

.text { color: #38DCBB; }
.background { background-color: #38DCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #38DCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 220, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 70%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #38DCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 220, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #38DCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 220, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC3858:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #38DCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #38DCBB

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 #38DCBB 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 #38DCBB 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 #38DCBB?

#38DCBB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 56, 220, 187). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #38DCBB?

#38DCBB is RGB 56, 220, 187 — HSL 168°, 70%, 54% — CMYK 75%, 0%, 15%, 14%.

What colors go with #38DCBB?

Its complement is #DC3858; analogous partners are #38DC69 and #38ABDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #38DCBB for text?

Black text on #38DCBB has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.