#38896C#38896C

#38896C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.092 H 166.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38896C
RGBrgb(56, 137, 108)
HSLhsl(159, 42%, 38%)
HSVhsv(159, 59%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(59.1%, 0%, 21.2%, 46.3%)
CIE-LABlab(51.63, -32.03, 8.25)
CIE-LCHlch(51.63, 33.07, 165.55°)
OKLaboklab(57.16% -0.0892 0.0212)
OKLCHoklch(57.16% 0.092 166.7)
XYZxyz(13.2820, 19.8135, 17.3089)
Luminance0.1981 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38896C #893855
analogous
#388944 #38896C #387D89
triadic
#38896C #6C3889 #896C38
tetradic
#38896C #443889 #893855 #7D8938
square
#38896C #443889 #893855 #7D8938
split-complementary
#38896C #89387D #894438
monochromatic
#143228 #265E4A #38896C #4AB48E #75C7A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23
#38896C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96
#38896C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #38896C
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38896C#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38896C1.004.234.964.96
#FFFFFF4.231.0021.0021.00
#0000004.9621.001.001.00
##0000004.9621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#86806A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A786E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0C8981
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38896c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 137, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.092 166.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77ac96',
    500: '#38896c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38896c;
$custom-light: #77ac96;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38896c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 158.519,
    "s": 41.969,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5716,
    "c": 0.09163,
    "h": 166.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38896C
secondary
#AF6D85
accent
#5682D2
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF4F1
border
#C8CECB
text
#09100D
muted
#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38896C

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#38896C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva