#388496#388496

#388496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.079 H 215.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388496
RGB	rgb(56, 132, 150)
HSL	hsl(191, 46%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(191, 63%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 12%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.32, -17.67, -16.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.32, 24.27, 223.29°)
OKLab	oklab(57.33% -0.0639 -0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(57.33% 0.079 215.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.3849, 19.5437, 31.8098)
Luminance	0.1955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388496 #964A38

analogous

#389679 #388496 #385596

triadic

#388496 #963884 #849638

tetradic

#388496 #793896 #964A38 #559638

square

#388496 #793896 #964A38 #559638

split-complementary

#388496 #963855 #967938

monochromatic

#17363D #275D69 #388496 #4EA8BD #7BBECE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#388496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#388496 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388496

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388496	1.00	4.28	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 132, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.079 215.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79a8b4',
    500: '#388496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388496;
$custom-light: #79a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.489,
    "s": 45.631,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57334,
    "c": 0.07889,
    "h": 215.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388496

secondary

#B78073

accent

#6C52D5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #388496

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

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