#38738D#38738D

#38738D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.074 H 229.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38738D
RGB	rgb(56, 115, 141)
HSL	hsl(198, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(198, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 18.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.67, -11.08, -19.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.67, 22.86, 241.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.7% -0.0481 -0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(52.7% 0.074 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.5675, 15.0241, 27.4318)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38738D #8D5238

analogous

#388D7C #38738D #38488D

triadic

#38738D #8D3873 #738D38

tetradic

#38738D #7C388D #8D5238 #488D38

square

#38738D #7C388D #8D5238 #488D38

split-complementary

#38738D #8D3848 #8D7C38

monochromatic

#152C35 #274F61 #38738D #4B96B7 #77B0C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#38738D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#38738D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38738D

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38738D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38738D	1.00	5.24	4.00	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#66718E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A688D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38738d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 115, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.074 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#779bae',
    500: '#38738d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38738d;
$custom-light: #779bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38738d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.353,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52701,
    "c": 0.07364,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38738D

secondary

#B2836F

accent

#7B55D3

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EEF2F4

border

#C9CCCE

text

#090E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38738D

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

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