Information about #38999E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #38999E reads as a clearly saturated water-like cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Retreat (#39909B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sea (#3C9992) and Scooter (#308EA0).
In RGB terms — rgb(56, 153, 158) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #38999E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. No one has named #38999E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#38999E color variations
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#38999E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#38999E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#38999E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#38999E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#38999E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #38999E color
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Nearest named colors to #38999E
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#38999E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#38999E
- RGB56, 153, 158
- CMYK40, 2, 0, 38
- CSSrgb(56, 153, 158)
- HSL183°, 48%, 42%
- HSL Precise182.941°, 47.664%, 41.961%
- HSV183°, 65%, 62%
- HSB183°, 65%, 62%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
- GLSLvec3(0.220, 0.600, 0.620)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.220, 0.600, 0.620, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.220, 0.600, 0.620)
- Percentage of Red in RGB22%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID38999E
- DECIMAL ID3709342
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
