#38686B#38686B

#38686B is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.052 H 200.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38686B
RGB	rgb(56, 104, 107)
HSL	hsl(184, 31%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(184, 48%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 2.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, -15.40, -6.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 16.83, 203.72°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% -0.049 -0.0186)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.052 200.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.2340, 11.8022, 15.6985)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38686B #6B3B38

analogous

#386B55 #38686B #384F6B

triadic

#38686B #6B3868 #686B38

tetradic

#38686B #55386B #6B3B38 #4F6B38

square

#38686B #55386B #6B3B38 #4F6B38

split-complementary

#38686B #6B384F #6B5538

monochromatic

#0E1A1B #234143 #38686B #4D8F93 #6CAEB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#38686B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#38686B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38686B

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38686B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38686B	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62646B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595E6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38686b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 104, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.052 200.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#739395',
    500: '#38686b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38686b;
$custom-light: #739395;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38686b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.529,
    "s": 31.288,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48467,
    "c": 0.05245,
    "h": 200.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38686B

secondary

#9B6763

accent

#6660C7

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF1F1

border

#C8CBCB

text

#080D0D

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38686B

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

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