Lagoon
#38BCD6 · Lagoon
#38BCD6 is Lagoon, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 56, 188, 214 and a relative luminance of 0.417, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.42
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
2.25:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
9.33:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #38BCD6?
#38BCD6 is Lagoon, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 56, 188, 214, and in HSL it is 190°, 66%, 53%.
Is #38BCD6 a light or dark color?
#38BCD6 has a relative luminance of 0.417, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #38BCD6?
Its complementary color is #D65238. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.