#38836B#38836B

#38836B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.084 H 169.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38836B
RGB	rgb(56, 131, 107)
HSL	hsl(161, 40%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(161, 57%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 18.3%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.66, -29.42, 6.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.66, 30.03, 168.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% -0.0826 0.0154)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.084 169.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3998, 18.1337, 16.7538)
Luminance	0.1814 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38836B #833850

analogous

#388346 #38836B #387683

triadic

#38836B #6B3883 #836B38

tetradic

#38836B #463883 #833850 #768338

square

#38836B #463883 #833850 #768338

split-complementary

#38836B #833876 #834638

monochromatic

#132D25 #265848 #38836B #4AAE8E #72C3A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#38836B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#38836B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #38836B

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38836B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38836B	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#807B6A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75736D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#12847C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38836b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 131, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.084 169.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76a795',
    500: '#38836b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38836b;
$custom-light: #76a795;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38836b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.8,
    "s": 40.107,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55549,
    "c": 0.08404,
    "h": 169.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38836B

secondary

#AC6B80

accent

#587ED0

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F1

border

#C8CECB

text

#090F0D

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38836B

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

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