#38828C#38828C

#38828C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.074 H 207.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38828C
RGB	rgb(56, 130, 140)
HSL	hsl(187, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(187, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 7.1%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.33, -19.70, -12.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.33, 23.23, 211.97°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% -0.0659 -0.034)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.074 207.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3452, 18.6980, 27.6589)
Luminance	0.1870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38828C #8C4238

analogous

#388C6C #38828C #38588C

triadic

#38828C #8C3882 #828C38

tetradic

#38828C #6C388C #8C4238 #588C38

square

#38828C #6C388C #8C4238 #588C38

split-complementary

#38828C #8C3858 #8C6C38

monochromatic

#153135 #275960 #38828C #4AAAB7 #76BEC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#38828C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#38828C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #38828C

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38828C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38828C	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787D8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B748C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38828c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 130, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.074 207.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78a6ad',
    500: '#38828c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38828c;
$custom-light: #78a6ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38828c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.143,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56424,
    "c": 0.0742,
    "h": 207.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38828C

secondary

#B1776F

accent

#6455D3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38828C

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

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