Information about #38706E color

#38706E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#38706E falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(56, 112, 110) — 22% red, 43.9% green, 43.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 0 / 1 / 56. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#38706E presents itself as a mildly saturated cyan — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vintage Teal (#3B7577). Slightly further away sit Genoa (#31796D) and Boomtown (#346672).

In RGB terms — rgb(56, 112, 110) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #38706E: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. No one has named #38706E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#38706E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#38706E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #38706E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Genoa color link
Genoa

#31796D

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

Myrtle Green color link
Myrtle Green

#317873

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Casal color link
Casal

#2F6168

Viridian color link
Viridian

#40826D

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Blue Ashes color link
Blue Ashes

#3B5F78

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38706E
  • RGB56, 112, 110
  • CMYK22, 0, 1, 56
  • CSSrgb(56, 112, 110)
  • HSL178°, 33%, 33%
  • HSL Precise177.857°, 33.333%, 32.941%
  • HSV178°, 50%, 44%
  • HSB178°, 50%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.439, 0.431)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.439, 0.431, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.439, 0.431)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID38706E
  • DECIMAL ID3698798
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01