#38656F#38656F
#38656F is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.052 H 213.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38656F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 101, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 33%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 50%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.5%, 9%, 0%, 56.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.07, -12.52, -10.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.07, 16.31, 219.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.85% -0.0433 -0.0288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.85% 0.052 213.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1527, 11.2951, 16.7337) |
| Luminance | 0.1130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 5.61
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.89
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 7.91
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 7.98
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 8.46
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 8.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38656F #6F4238
analogous
#386F5D #38656F #38496F
triadic
#38656F #6F3865 #656F38
tetradic
#38656F #5D386F #6F4238 #496F38
square
#38656F #5D386F #6F4238 #496F38
split-complementary
#38656F #6F3849 #6F5D38
monochromatic
#0F1B1E #234046 #38656F #4D8A98 #6CA8B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.44
#38656F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.26
#38656F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #38656F
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38656F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38656F | 1.00 | 6.44 | 3.26 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D6270
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#555C6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1B6968
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38656f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 101, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.052 213.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#739198',
500: '#38656f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38656f; $custom-light: #739198; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38656f",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 101,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.909,
"s": 32.934,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47852,
"c": 0.05203,
"h": 213.6
},
"luminance": 0.11296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38656F
secondary
#9E6F64
accent
#725FC9
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EDF0F2
border
#C8CBCC
text
#080C0D
muted
#7B7D7E