#38856D#38856D

#38856D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.085 H 169.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38856D
RGB	rgb(56, 133, 109)
HSL	hsl(161, 41%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(161, 58%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 0%, 18%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.36, -29.88, 5.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.36, 30.45, 168.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.13% -0.084 0.015)
OKLCH	oklch(56.13% 0.085 169.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.7774, 18.7187, 17.4047)
Luminance	0.1872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38856D #853850

analogous

#388547 #38856D #387785

triadic

#38856D #6D3885 #856D38

tetradic

#38856D #473885 #853850 #778538

square

#38856D #473885 #853850 #778538

split-complementary

#38856D #853877 #854738

monochromatic

#142F26 #265A4A #38856D #4AB090 #73C4AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#38856D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#38856D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #38856D

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38856D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38856D	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)

#827D6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76746F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E867E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38856d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 133, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.085 169.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76a996',
    500: '#38856d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38856d;
$custom-light: #76a996;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38856d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 161.299,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56134,
    "c": 0.08532,
    "h": 169.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38856D

secondary

#AD6C80

accent

#577DD1

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#09100D

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38856D

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

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