#388E96#388E96

#388E96 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.082 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#388E96
RGB	rgb(56, 142, 150)
HSL	hsl(185, 46%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(185, 63%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 5.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.44, -22.96, -11.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.44, 25.87, 207.44°)
OKLab	oklab(59.84% -0.0751 -0.033)
OKLCH	oklch(59.84% 0.082 203.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.8066, 22.3870, 32.2836)
Luminance	0.2239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#388E96 #964038

analogous

#38966F #388E96 #385F96

triadic

#388E96 #96388E #8E9638

tetradic

#388E96 #6F3896 #964038 #5F9638

square

#388E96 #6F3896 #964038 #5F9638

split-complementary

#388E96 #96385F #966F38

monochromatic

#173A3D #276469 #388E96 #4EB4BD #7BC7CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#388E96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#388E96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #388E96

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##388E96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##388E96	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#838897

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009390

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #388e96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 142, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.082 203.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7aafb4',
    500: '#388e96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #388e96;
$custom-light: #7aafb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#388e96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.106,
    "s": 45.631,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59842,
    "c": 0.08202,
    "h": 203.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#388E96

secondary

#B77973

accent

#5E52D5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1011

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #388E96

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

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