#38728D#38728D

#38728D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.074 H 230.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38728D
RGB	rgb(56, 114, 141)
HSL	hsl(199, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(199, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 19.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, -10.50, -20.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 23.01, 242.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% -0.0469 -0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.074 230.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.4541, 14.7973, 27.3940)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38728D #8D5338

analogous

#388D7D #38728D #38478D

triadic

#38728D #8D3872 #728D38

tetradic

#38728D #7D388D #8D5338 #478D38

square

#38728D #7D388D #8D5338 #478D38

split-complementary

#38728D #8D3847 #8D7D38

monochromatic

#152B35 #274F61 #38728D #4B95B7 #77AFC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#38728D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#38728D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38728D

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38728D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38728D	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64708E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58678D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38728d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 114, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.074 230.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779aae',
    500: '#38728d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38728d;
$custom-light: #779aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38728d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.059,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52452,
    "c": 0.07393,
    "h": 230.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38728D

secondary

#B2846F

accent

#7D55D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38728D

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

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