#388888#388888

#388888 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.077 H 195.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388888
RGB	rgb(56, 136, 136)
HSL	hsl(180, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(180, 59%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 0%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.09, -24.03, -7.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.09, 25.13, 196.95°)
OKLab	oklab(57.8% -0.0746 -0.0203)
OKLCH	oklch(57.8% 0.077 195.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.8771, 20.2251, 26.4076)
Luminance	0.2023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388888 #883838

analogous

#388860 #388888 #386088

triadic

#388888 #883888 #888838

tetradic

#388888 #603888 #883838 #608838

square

#388888 #603888 #883838 #608838

split-complementary

#388888 #883860 #886038

monochromatic

#143131 #265D5D #388888 #4AB3B3 #74C6C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#388888 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#388888 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388888

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388888	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388888	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808288

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737889

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388888;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 136, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.077 195.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78abaa',
    500: '#388888',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388888;
$custom-light: #78abaa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388888",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 41.667,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57797,
    "c": 0.0773,
    "h": 195.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388888

secondary

#AF6D6D

accent

#5656D1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#0A1010

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #388888

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

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