Palettes / Colors / #38FACF
#38FACF — Vivid Teal
#38FACF 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 #38FACF 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.
#38FACF 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 #FA3862; it also sits naturally between #38FA6F and #38C3FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #38FACF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 56, 250, 207 |
| HSL | 167°, 95%, 60% |
| HSV | 167°, 78%, 98% |
| CMYK | 78%, 0%, 17%, 2% |
| XYZ | 47.08, 73.72, 70.78 |
| Yxy | 73.72, 0.2457, 0.3848 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.79, -56.07, 7.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.86, -48.55, 6.80 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 22% · Green 98% · Blue 81%
Cyan 78% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #38FACF
.text { color: #38FACF; }
.background { background-color: #38FACF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #38FACF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 250, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 95%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #38FACF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 250, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #38FACF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 250, 207, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#38FACF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#38FACF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #38FACF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FA3862:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #38FACF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #38FACF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #38FACF: ·
How #38FACF 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 #38FACF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #38FACF?
#38FACF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 56, 250, 207). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #38FACF?
#38FACF is RGB 56, 250, 207 — HSL 167°, 95%, 60% — CMYK 78%, 0%, 17%, 2%.
What colors go with #38FACF?
Its complement is #FA3862; analogous partners are #38FA6F and #38C3FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #38FACF for text?
Black text on #38FACF has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.