#38737E#38737E

#38737E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.064 H 211.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38737E
RGBrgb(56, 115, 126)
HSLhsl(189, 38%, 36%)
HSVhsv(189, 56%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(55.6%, 8.7%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LABlab(45.09, -15.84, -11.93)
CIE-LCHlch(45.09, 19.83, 216.99°)
OKLaboklab(52.05% -0.0543 -0.033)
OKLCHoklch(52.05% 0.064 211.3)
XYZxyz(11.5260, 14.6075, 21.9467)
Luminance0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38737E #7E4338
analogous
#387E66 #38737E #38507E
triadic
#38737E #7E3873 #737E38
tetradic
#38737E #66387E #7E4338 #507E38
square
#38737E #66387E #7E4338 #507E38
split-complementary
#38737E #7E3850 #7E6638
monochromatic
#122629 #254C54 #38737E #4B9AA8 #71B3C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35
#38737E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92
#38737E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38737E
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38737E#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##38737E1.005.353.925.35
#FFFFFF5.351.0021.001.00
#0000003.9221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.351.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A6F7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F677E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007876
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38737e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 115, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.064 211.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#759ba3',
    500: '#38737e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38737e;
$custom-light: #759ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38737e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.429,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5205,
    "c": 0.06357,
    "h": 211.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38737E
secondary
#A97369
accent
#6C59CE
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F3
border
#C8CCCD
text
#090E0F
muted
#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38737E

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →

#38737E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva