#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
RGBrgb(56, 131, 107)
HSLhsl(161, 40%, 37%)
HSVhsv(161, 57%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(57.3%, 0%, 18.3%, 48.6%)
CIE-LABlab(49.66, -29.42, 6.03)
CIE-LCHlch(49.66, 30.03, 168.41°)
OKLaboklab(55.55% -0.0826 0.0154)
OKLCHoklch(55.55% 0.084 169.4)
XYZxyz(12.3998, 18.1337, 16.7538)
Luminance0.1814 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familyteal

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
##38836B1.004.544.634.63
#FFFFFF4.541.0021.0021.00
#0000004.6321.001.001.00
##0000004.6321.001.001.00

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

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#38836B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva