#38484E#38484E

#38484E is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.023 H 222.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38484E
RGB	rgb(56, 72, 78)
HSL	hsl(196, 16%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(196, 28%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 7.7%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.48, -4.72, -5.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.48, 7.38, 230.21°)
OKLab	oklab(39.02% -0.0167 -0.0154)
OKLCH	oklch(39.02% 0.023 222.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.3230, 6.0253, 8.0888)
Luminance	0.0603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38484E #4E3E38

analogous

#384E49 #38484E #383D4E

triadic

#38484E #4E3848 #484E38

tetradic

#38484E #49384E #4E3E38 #3D4E38

square

#38484E #49384E #4E3E38 #3D4E38

split-complementary

#38484E #4E383D #4E4938

monochromatic

#0D1012 #1E272A #38484E #526972 #6B8A95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.52

#38484E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#38484E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38484E

9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38484E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38484E	1.00	9.52	2.21	9.52
#FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44474E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41444E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#314A4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38484e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 72, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.023 222.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7b7f',
    500: '#38484e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38484e;
$custom-light: #6f7b7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38484e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 16.418,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3902,
    "c": 0.02274,
    "h": 222.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38484E

secondary

#7E6B64

accent

#836FB9

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#ECEDEE

border

#C7C8C9

text

#07090A

muted

#7A7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #38484E

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