#38423E#38423E

#38423E is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 36.9% C 0.015 H 169.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38423E
RGB	rgb(56, 66, 62)
HSL	hsl(156, 8%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(156, 15%, 26%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 0%, 6.1%, 74.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.98, -5.05, 1.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.98, 5.16, 168.21°)
OKLab	oklab(36.86% -0.0145 0.0027)
OKLCH	oklch(36.86% 0.015 169.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.4484, 5.0849, 5.3036)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38423E #42383C

analogous

#384239 #38423E #384142

triadic

#38423E #3E3842 #423E38

tetradic

#38423E #393842 #42383C #414238

square

#38423E #393842 #42383C #414238

split-complementary

#38423E #423841 #423938

monochromatic

#0E1110 #1C211F #38423E #54635D #70847C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#38423E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#38423E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38423E

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38423E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38423E	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41413E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F3F3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#364241

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38423e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 66, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.015 169.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e7673',
    500: '#38423e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38423e;
$custom-light: #6e7673;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38423e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 156,
    "s": 8.197,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3686,
    "c": 0.0148,
    "h": 169.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38423E

secondary

#71656A

accent

#778EB1

background

#F6F7F6

surface

#ECEDEC

border

#C7C8C7

text

#070808

muted

#7A7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #38423E

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

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