Palettes / Colors / #38EFEF

#38EFEF — Vivid Teal

#38EFEF is a teal color we call Vivid 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 #38EFEF 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.

#38EFEF 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 #EF3939; it also sits naturally between #39EF94 and #3994EF. 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 94% · Blue 94%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #38EFEF

.text { color: #38EFEF; }
.background { background-color: #38EFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #38EFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 239, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 85%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #38EFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 239, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #38EFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 239, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF3939:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #38EFEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #38EFEF

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 #38EFEF 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 #38EFEF 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

← #38EFEE  ·  #38EFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #38EFEF?

#38EFEF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 56, 239, 239). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #38EFEF?

#38EFEF is RGB 56, 239, 239 — HSL 180°, 85%, 58% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #38EFEF?

Its complement is #EF3939; analogous partners are #39EF94 and #3994EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #38EFEF for text?

Black text on #38EFEF has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.