#38857A#38857A
#38857A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.078 H 182.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38857A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 133, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 41%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 58%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 0%, 8.3%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.71, -26.48, -1.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.71, 26.50, 182.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.54% -0.0777 -0.0037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.54% 0.078 182.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5297, 19.0196, 21.3667) |
| Luminance | 0.1902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.40
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.56
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.56
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.57
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.59
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38857A #853843
analogous
#388554 #38857A #386A85
triadic
#38857A #7A3885 #857A38
tetradic
#38857A #543885 #853843 #6A8538
square
#38857A #543885 #853843 #6A8538
split-complementary
#38857A #85386A #855438
monochromatic
#142F2B #265A52 #38857A #4AB0A2 #73C4B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#38857A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#38857A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #38857A
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38857A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38857A | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7E7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73757B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008782
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38857a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 133, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.078 182.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77a9a0',
500: '#38857a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38857a; $custom-light: #77a9a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38857a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 133,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 40.741,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56539,
"c": 0.07776,
"h": 182.7
},
"luminance": 0.19021
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38857A
secondary
#AD6C75
accent
#5769D1
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EEF4F2
border
#C9CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E