#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
RGB	rgb(56, 137, 108)
HSL	hsl(159, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(159, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 0%, 21.2%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.63, -32.03, 8.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.63, 33.07, 165.55°)
OKLab	oklab(57.16% -0.0892 0.0212)
OKLCH	oklch(57.16% 0.092 166.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2820, 19.8135, 17.3089)
Luminance	0.1981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

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
##38896C	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

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

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