#378E8A#378E8A
#378E8A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.083 H 190.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #378E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(55, 142, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 44%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 61%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.3%, 0%, 2.8%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.02, -26.68, -5.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.02, 27.27, 191.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.37% -0.0811 -0.0157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.37% 0.083 190.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8340, 21.9916, 27.4502) |
| Luminance | 0.2199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.78
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.12
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.64
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.85
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.87
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#378E8A #8E373B
analogous
#378E5E #378E8A #37668E
triadic
#378E8A #8A378E #8E8A37
tetradic
#378E8A #5E378E #8E373B #668E37
square
#378E8A #5E378E #8E373B #668E37
split-complementary
#378E8A #8E3766 #8E5E37
monochromatic
#153634 #26625F #378E8A #49B9B4 #76CAC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#378E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.40
#378E8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #378E8A
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##378E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##378E8A | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86878A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#787D8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00928D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #378e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(55, 142, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.083 190.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78afac',
500: '#378e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #378e8a; $custom-light: #78afac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#378e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 55,
"g": 142,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.241,
"s": 44.162,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59368,
"c": 0.08257,
"h": 190.9
},
"luminance": 0.21993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#378E8A
secondary
#B36E71
accent
#545AD4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF4F4
border
#C9CECE
text
#0A1010
muted
#7C7F7F