#38835E#38835E

#38835E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.095 H 159.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38835E
RGB	rgb(56, 131, 94)
HSL	hsl(150, 40%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(150, 57%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 28.2%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.35, -32.49, 13.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.35, 35.05, 157.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% -0.0891 0.0335)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.095 159.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.7665, 17.8804, 13.4187)
Luminance	0.1788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38835E #83385D

analogous

#388339 #38835E #388383

triadic

#38835E #5E3883 #835E38

tetradic

#38835E #393883 #83385D #838338

square

#38835E #393883 #83385D #838338

split-complementary

#38835E #833883 #833938

monochromatic

#132D20 #26583F #38835E #4AAE7D #72C39B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#38835E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#38835E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #38835E

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38835E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##38835E	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#827A5C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777260

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D8279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38835e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 131, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.095 159.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75a78b',
    500: '#38835e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38835e;
$custom-light: #75a78b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38835e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 150.4,
    "s": 40.107,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55197,
    "c": 0.09515,
    "h": 159.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38835E

secondary

#AC6B8B

accent

#5893D0

background

#F7FAF8

surface

#EDF4F0

border

#C8CECB

text

#090F0C

muted

#7B7F7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #38835E

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

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