#388DA0#388DA0

#388DA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.085 H 215.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388DA0
RGB	rgb(56, 141, 160)
HSL	hsl(191, 48%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(191, 65%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 11.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.48, -19.34, -17.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.48, 26.16, 222.34°)
OKLab	oklab(59.99% -0.0697 -0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(59.99% 0.085 215.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.4983, 22.4267, 36.6575)
Luminance	0.2243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388DA0 #A04B38

analogous

#38A07F #388DA0 #3859A0

triadic

#388DA0 #A0388D #8DA038

tetradic

#388DA0 #7F38A0 #A04B38 #59A038

square

#388DA0 #7F38A0 #A04B38 #59A038

split-complementary

#388DA0 #A03859 #A07F38

monochromatic

#183D45 #286573 #388DA0 #53AEC3 #80C3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#388DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#388DA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388DA0

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388DA0	1.00	3.83	5.49	5.49
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009493

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 141, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.085 215.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7baebc',
    500: '#388da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388da0;
$custom-light: #7baebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.962,
    "s": 48.148,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59993,
    "c": 0.08521,
    "h": 215.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388DA0

secondary

#BC8478

accent

#6950D8

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #388DA0

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

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