#388989#388989

#388989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.078 H 195.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388989
RGB	rgb(56, 137, 137)
HSL	hsl(180, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(180, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 0%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.44, -24.25, -7.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.44, 25.35, 196.95°)
OKLab	oklab(58.09% -0.0753 -0.0205)
OKLCH	oklch(58.09% 0.078 195.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0900, 20.5367, 26.8308)
Luminance	0.2054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388989 #893838

analogous

#388960 #388989 #386089

triadic

#388989 #893889 #898938

tetradic

#388989 #603889 #893838 #608938

square

#388989 #603889 #893838 #608938

split-complementary

#388989 #893860 #896038

monochromatic

#143232 #265E5E #388989 #4AB4B4 #75C7C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#388989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#388989 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388989

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388989	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818389

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73798A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 137, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.078 195.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78abab',
    500: '#388989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388989;
$custom-light: #78abab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 41.969,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58089,
    "c": 0.07802,
    "h": 195.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388989

secondary

#AF6D6D

accent

#5656D2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#0A1010

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #388989

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

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