#338C99#338C99

#338C99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.085 H 208.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338C99
RGB	rgb(51, 140, 153)
HSL	hsl(188, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(188, 67%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 8.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.77, -21.86, -14.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.77, 26.33, 213.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.3% -0.0744 -0.0407)
OKLCH	oklch(59.3% 0.085 208.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4907, 21.7581, 33.4615)
Luminance	0.2176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338C99 #994033

analogous

#339973 #338C99 #335999

triadic

#338C99 #99338C #8C9933

tetradic

#338C99 #733399 #994033 #599933

square

#338C99 #733399 #994033 #599933

split-complementary

#338C99 #993359 #997333

monochromatic

#14383D #24626B #338C99 #47B2C2 #75C5D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#338C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#338C99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338C99

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338C99	1.00	3.92	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#80879A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 140, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.085 208.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78aeb7',
    500: '#338c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338c99;
$custom-light: #78aeb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.647,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59299,
    "c": 0.08482,
    "h": 208.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338C99

secondary

#B9786E

accent

#604EDA

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #338C99

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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