#38787E#38787E

#38787E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.066 H 203.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38787E
RGB	rgb(56, 120, 126)
HSL	hsl(185, 38%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(185, 56%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.6%, 4.8%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, -18.58, -9.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 20.88, 207.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.33% -0.0604 -0.0263)
OKLCH	oklch(53.33% 0.066 203.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.1117, 15.7789, 22.1420)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38787E #7E3E38

analogous

#387E61 #38787E #38557E

triadic

#38787E #7E3878 #787E38

tetradic

#38787E #61387E #7E3E38 #557E38

square

#38787E #61387E #7E3E38 #557E38

split-complementary

#38787E #7E3855 #7E6138

monochromatic

#122729 #255054 #38787E #4BA0A8 #71B9C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#38787E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#38787E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38787E

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38787E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38787E	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70737E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646B7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38787e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 120, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.066 203.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#759fa3',
    500: '#38787e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38787e;
$custom-light: #759fa3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38787e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.143,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53328,
    "c": 0.06588,
    "h": 203.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38787E

secondary

#A96F69

accent

#6359CE

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F3

border

#C8CCCD

text

#090E0F

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38787E

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

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