#38808D#38808D

#38808D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.074 H 211.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38808D
RGB	rgb(56, 128, 141)
HSL	hsl(189, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(189, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.74, -18.32, -13.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.74, 22.93, 216.95°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% -0.0632 -0.0382)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.074 211.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1558, 18.2008, 27.9612)
Luminance	0.1820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38808D #8D4538

analogous

#388D6F #38808D #38558D

triadic

#38808D #8D3880 #808D38

tetradic

#38808D #6F388D #8D4538 #558D38

square

#38808D #6F388D #8D4538 #558D38

split-complementary

#38808D #8D3855 #8D6F38

monochromatic

#153035 #275861 #38808D #4BA7B7 #77BCC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#38808D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#38808D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #38808D

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38808D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38808D	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#757C8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68728D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008684

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38808d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 128, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.074 211.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78a5ae',
    500: '#38808d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38808d;
$custom-light: #78a5ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38808d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.176,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55958,
    "c": 0.07384,
    "h": 211.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38808D

secondary

#B2796F

accent

#6855D3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38808D

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

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