#38524C#38524C

#38524C is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.033 H 178.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38524C
RGB	rgb(56, 82, 76)
HSL	hsl(166, 19%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(166, 32%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 0%, 7.3%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.69, -11.33, 0.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.69, 11.34, 178.17°)
OKLab	oklab(41.56% -0.0331 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(41.56% 0.033 178.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.9523, 7.3968, 7.9502)
Luminance	0.0740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38524C #52383E

analogous

#38523F #38524C #384B52

triadic

#38524C #4C3852 #524C38

tetradic

#38524C #3F3852 #52383E #4B5238

square

#38524C #3F3852 #52383E #4B5238

split-complementary

#38524C #52384B #523F38

monochromatic

#0C1211 #1F2E2A #38524C #51766E #6B9A8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#38524C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#38524C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38524C

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38524C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38524C	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504F4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4B4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315350

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38524c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 82, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.033 178.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f827e',
    500: '#38524c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38524c;
$custom-light: #6f827e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38524c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.154,
    "s": 18.841,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41559,
    "c": 0.03311,
    "h": 178.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38524C

secondary

#82646B

accent

#6C7FBB

background

#F6F7F7

surface

#ECEEEE

border

#C7C9C9

text

#070A09

muted

#7A7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #38524C

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

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