#38696C#38696C

#38696C is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.053 H 200.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38696C
RGB	rgb(56, 105, 108)
HSL	hsl(183, 32%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(183, 48%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.1%, 2.8%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.26, -15.67, -6.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.26, 17.10, 203.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% -0.0499 -0.0188)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.053 200.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.3882, 12.0259, 16.0109)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38696C #6C3B38

analogous

#386C55 #38696C #384F6C

triadic

#38696C #6C3869 #696C38

tetradic

#38696C #55386C #6C3B38 #4F6C38

square

#38696C #55386C #6C3B38 #4F6C38

split-complementary

#38696C #6C384F #6C5538

monochromatic

#0E1B1B #234244 #38696C #4D9094 #6CAFB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#38696C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#38696C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38696C

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38696C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38696C	1.00	6.17	3.41	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63656C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5F6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6C6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38696c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 105, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.053 200.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#739496',
    500: '#38696c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38696c;
$custom-light: #739496;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38696c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.462,
    "s": 31.707,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48765,
    "c": 0.05331,
    "h": 200.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38696C

secondary

#9C6764

accent

#6660C8

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EDF1F1

border

#C8CBCB

text

#080D0D

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38696C

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

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