#388EA0#388EA0
#388EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.085 H 213.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #388EA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 142, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 48%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 65%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.79, -19.87, -17.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.79, 26.25, 220.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.24% -0.0708 -0.0477) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.24% 0.085 213.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6464, 22.7229, 36.7069) |
| Luminance | 0.2273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 3.42
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.31
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 7.68
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.32
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.48
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#388EA0 #A04A38
analogous
#38A07E #388EA0 #385AA0
triadic
#388EA0 #A0388E #8EA038
tetradic
#388EA0 #7E38A0 #A04A38 #5AA038
square
#388EA0 #7E38A0 #A04A38 #5AA038
split-complementary
#388EA0 #A0385A #A07E38
monochromatic
#183E45 #286673 #388EA0 #53AFC3 #80C4D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#388EA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#388EA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #388EA0
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##388EA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##388EA0 | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8189A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#727EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009594
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #388ea0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 142, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.085 213.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bafbc',
500: '#388ea0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #388ea0; $custom-light: #7bafbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#388ea0",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 142,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.385,
"s": 48.148,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60241,
"c": 0.08535,
"h": 213.9
},
"luminance": 0.22725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#388EA0
secondary
#BC8478
accent
#6850D8
background
#F7FAFB
surface
#EEF4F6
border
#C9CED0
text
#0A1012
muted
#7C7F81