#38837F#38837F

#38837F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.074 H 190.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38837F
RGB	rgb(56, 131, 127)
HSL	hsl(177, 40%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(177, 57%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 0%, 3.1%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.22, -24.07, -4.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.22, 24.55, 191.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% -0.073 -0.0135)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.074 190.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5763, 18.6043, 22.9501)
Luminance	0.1861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38837F #83383C

analogous

#38835A #38837F #386283

triadic

#38837F #7F3883 #837F38

tetradic

#38837F #5A3883 #83383C #628338

square

#38837F #5A3883 #83383C #628338

split-complementary

#38837F #833862 #835A38

monochromatic

#132D2C #265855 #38837F #4AAEA9 #72C3BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#38837F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#38837F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #38837F

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38837F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38837F	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7D7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707480

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38837f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 131, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.074 190.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77a7a4',
    500: '#38837f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38837f;
$custom-light: #77a7a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38837f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.8,
    "s": 40.107,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56192,
    "c": 0.07421,
    "h": 190.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38837F

secondary

#AC6B6E

accent

#585ED0

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#090F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #38837F

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

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