#38685E#38685E

#38685E is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.055 H 178.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38685E
RGB	rgb(56, 104, 94)
HSL	hsl(168, 30%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(168, 46%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 0%, 9.6%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, -19.02, 0.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 19.02, 178.35°)
OKLab	oklab(48% -0.0552 0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.055 178.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.6008, 11.5489, 12.3634)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38685E #683842

analogous

#386846 #38685E #385A68

triadic

#38685E #5E3868 #685E38

tetradic

#38685E #463868 #683842 #5A6838

square

#38685E #463868 #683842 #5A6838

split-complementary

#38685E #68385A #684638

monochromatic

#0D1816 #23403A #38685E #4D9082 #6BAFA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#38685E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#38685E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38685E

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38685E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38685E	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65635E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5D5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38685e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 104, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.055 178.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72938b',
    500: '#38685e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38685e;
$custom-light: #72938b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38685e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.5,
    "s": 30,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48002,
    "c": 0.05525,
    "h": 178.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38685E

secondary

#98636E

accent

#6277C6

background

#F7F9F8

surface

#EDF1F0

border

#C8CBCB

text

#080D0C

muted

#7B7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #38685E

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

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