#388C99#388C99

#388C99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.082 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388C99
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 153)
HSL	hsl(188, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(188, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 8.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.92, -21.00, -14.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.92, 25.48, 214.51°)
OKLab	oklab(59.46% -0.0716 -0.04)
OKLCH	oklch(59.46% 0.082 209.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.7563, 21.8951, 33.4739)
Luminance	0.2190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388C99 #994538

analogous

#389975 #388C99 #385B99

triadic

#388C99 #99388C #8C9938

tetradic

#388C99 #753899 #994538 #5B9938

square

#388C99 #753899 #994538 #5B9938

split-complementary

#388C99 #99385B #997538

monochromatic

#173A3F #28636C #388C99 #4FB0BF #7CC4CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90

#388C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.38

#388C99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388C99

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388C99	1.00	3.90	5.38	5.38
#FFFFFF	3.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#80879A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 140, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.082 209.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aaeb7',
    500: '#388c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388c99;
$custom-light: #7aaeb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.041,
    "s": 46.411,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59458,
    "c": 0.08201,
    "h": 209.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388C99

secondary

#B87E74

accent

#6352D6

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #388C99

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

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