Palettes / Colors / #38FFBB

#38FFBB — Vivid Green

#38FFBB is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

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

#38FFBB is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #FF387E; it also sits naturally between #38FF56 and #38E1FF. 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 100% · Blue 73%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #38FFBB

.text { color: #38FFBB; }
.background { background-color: #38FFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #38FFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 255, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 100%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #38FFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 255, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #38FFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 255, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF387E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #38FFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #38FFBB

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 #38FFBB 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 #38FFBB 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 #38FFBB?

#38FFBB is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 56, 255, 187). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #38FFBB?

#38FFBB is RGB 56, 255, 187 — HSL 159°, 100%, 61% — CMYK 78%, 0%, 27%, 0%.

What colors go with #38FFBB?

Its complement is #FF387E; analogous partners are #38FF56 and #38E1FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #38FFBB for text?

Black text on #38FFBB has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.