#38748D#38748D
#38748D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.073 H 227.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38748D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 116, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 43%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 60%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 17.7%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.98, -11.65, -19.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.98, 22.73, 239.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.95% -0.0493 -0.0544) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.95% 0.073 227.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6821, 15.2534, 27.4700) |
| Luminance | 0.1525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.27
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 5.26
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.29
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 5.30
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.30
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38748D #8D5138
analogous
#388D7B #38748D #38498D
triadic
#38748D #8D3874 #748D38
tetradic
#38748D #7B388D #8D5138 #498D38
square
#38748D #7B388D #8D5138 #498D38
split-complementary
#38748D #8D3849 #8D7B38
monochromatic
#152C35 #275061 #38748D #4B97B7 #77B1C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#38748D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#38748D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #38748D
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38748D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38748D | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#67728E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B698D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007B7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38748d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 116, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.073 227.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#779cae',
500: '#38748d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38748d; $custom-light: #779cae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38748d",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 116,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.647,
"s": 43.147,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52949,
"c": 0.07339,
"h": 227.8
},
"luminance": 0.15255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38748D
secondary
#B2836F
accent
#7A55D3
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EEF2F4
border
#C9CCCE
text
#090E10
muted
#7B7E7F