#388B78#388B78

#388B78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.086 H 175.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388B78
RGB	rgb(56, 139, 120)
HSL	hsl(166, 43%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(166, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 0%, 13.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.58, -29.95, 2.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.58, 30.07, 174.89°)
OKLab	oklab(58.04% -0.0856 0.0066)
OKLCH	oklch(58.04% 0.086 175.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2521, 20.6606, 21.0025)
Luminance	0.2066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388B78 #8B384B

analogous

#388B4E #388B78 #38748B

triadic

#388B78 #78388B #8B7838

tetradic

#388B78 #4E388B #8B384B #748B38

square

#388B78 #4E388B #8B384B #748B38

split-complementary

#388B78 #8B3874 #8B4E38

monochromatic

#15342D #265F52 #388B78 #4AB69D #76C8B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#388B78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#388B78 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388B78

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388B78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388B78	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)

#868377

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7A79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388b78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 139, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.086 175.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#77ad9e',
    500: '#388b78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388b78;
$custom-light: #77ad9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388b78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.265,
    "s": 42.564,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58035,
    "c": 0.08586,
    "h": 175.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388B78

secondary

#B16E7D

accent

#5572D2

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EEF4F2

border

#C9CECC

text

#09100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #388B78

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

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