#388C8D#388C8D

#388C8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.080 H 196.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388C8D
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 141)
HSL	hsl(181, 43%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(181, 60%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 0.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.51, -24.61, -8.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.51, 25.92, 198.23°)
OKLab	oklab(59% -0.0769 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(59% 0.08 196.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8146, 21.5184, 28.5142)
Luminance	0.2152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388C8D #8D3938

analogous

#388D63 #388C8D #38618D

triadic

#388C8D #8D388C #8C8D38

tetradic

#388C8D #63388D #8D3938 #618D38

square

#388C8D #63388D #8D3938 #618D38

split-complementary

#388C8D #8D3861 #8D6338

monochromatic

#153535 #276161 #388C8D #4BB6B7 #77C8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#388C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#388C8D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388C8D

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388C8D	1.00	3.96	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#83868D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757C8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 140, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.080 196.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79aeae',
    500: '#388c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388c8d;
$custom-light: #79aeae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.706,
    "s": 43.147,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58999,
    "c": 0.08007,
    "h": 196.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388C8D

secondary

#B2706F

accent

#5655D3

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EEF4F4

border

#C9CECE

text

#0A1010

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #388C8D

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

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