#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
RGB	rgb(56, 115, 126)
HSL	hsl(189, 38%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 56%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 8.7%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, -15.84, -11.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 19.83, 216.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% -0.0543 -0.033)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.064 211.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.5260, 14.6075, 21.9467)
Luminance	0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##38737E	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

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.

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