#38898D#38898D
#38898D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.078 H 199.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38898D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 137, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 43%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 60%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 2.8%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.57, -23.08, -9.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.57, 24.96, 202.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.24% -0.0735 -0.0263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.24% 0.078 199.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3822, 20.6536, 28.3700) |
| Luminance | 0.2066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.19
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 3.82
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.84
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.34
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.81
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38898D #8D3C38
analogous
#388D66 #38898D #385E8D
triadic
#38898D #8D3889 #898D38
tetradic
#38898D #66388D #8D3C38 #5E8D38
square
#38898D #66388D #8D3C38 #5E8D38
split-complementary
#38898D #8D385E #8D6638
monochromatic
#153435 #275E61 #38898D #4BB2B7 #77C5C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#38898D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.13
#38898D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #38898D
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38898D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38898D | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80838D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72798D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38898d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 137, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.078 199.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78abae',
500: '#38898d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38898d; $custom-light: #78abae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38898d",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 137,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.824,
"s": 43.147,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58237,
"c": 0.07805,
"h": 199.7
},
"luminance": 0.20655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38898D
secondary
#B2726F
accent
#5B55D3
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF4F4
border
#C9CECE
text
#0A1010
muted
#7C7F7F