Information about #38848A color

#38848A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #38848A belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(56, 132, 138) (22% red, 51.8% green, 54.1% blue), or CMYK 32 / 2 / 0 / 46 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#38848A presents itself as a confidently colored water-like cyan — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Blue Chill (#408F90). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Teal Blue (#367588) and Donovan Busha Blue (#327B7F).

In RGB terms — rgb(56, 132, 138) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #38848A: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #38848A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#38848A color variations

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#38848A 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 #38848A

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#38848A
  • RGB56, 132, 138
  • CMYK32, 2, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(56, 132, 138)
  • HSL184°, 42%, 38%
  • HSL Precise184.39°, 42.268%, 38.039%
  • HSV184°, 59%, 54%
  • HSB184°, 59%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.518, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.518, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.518, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID38848A
  • DECIMAL ID3703946
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01