#38856B#38856B

#38856B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.087 H 168.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38856B
RGB	rgb(56, 133, 107)
HSL	hsl(160, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(160, 58%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 0%, 19.5%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.31, -30.38, 6.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.31, 31.16, 167.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% -0.085 0.0178)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.087 168.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6710, 18.6761, 16.8442)
Luminance	0.1868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38856B #853852

analogous

#388544 #38856B #387985

triadic

#38856B #6B3885 #856B38

tetradic

#38856B #443885 #853852 #798538

square

#38856B #443885 #853852 #798538

split-complementary

#38856B #853879 #854438

monochromatic

#142F26 #265A48 #38856B #4AB08E #73C4A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#38856B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#38856B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #38856B

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38856B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38856B	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#827D6A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#77746D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#10867E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38856b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 133, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.087 168.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76a995',
    500: '#38856b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38856b;
$custom-light: #76a995;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38856b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 159.74,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56076,
    "c": 0.08683,
    "h": 168.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38856B

secondary

#AD6C82

accent

#5780D1

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F1

border

#C8CECB

text

#09100D

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38856B

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

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