#38907E#38907E
#38907E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.089 H 177.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38907E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 144, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 44%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 61%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.1%, 0%, 12.5%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.34, -30.78, 1.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.34, 30.83, 176.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.52% -0.0884 0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.52% 0.089 177.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3683, 22.2921, 23.2275) |
| Luminance | 0.2229 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.48
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.55
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.81
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.50
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.87
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38907E #90384A
analogous
#389052 #38907E #387690
triadic
#38907E #7E3890 #907E38
tetradic
#38907E #523890 #90384A #769038
square
#38907E #523890 #90384A #769038
split-complementary
#38907E #903876 #905238
monochromatic
#163831 #276457 #38907E #4CB9A3 #78CABA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.85
#38907E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.46
#38907E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #38907E
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38907E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38907E | 1.00 | 3.85 | 5.46 | 5.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B887D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7E7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00928B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38907e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 144, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.089 177.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78b1a3',
500: '#38907e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38907e; $custom-light: #78b1a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38907e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 144,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.727,
"s": 44,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59519,
"c": 0.08851,
"h": 177.3
},
"luminance": 0.22294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38907E
secondary
#B4707E
accent
#546ED4
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EEF5F3
border
#C9CFCD
text
#0A100F
muted
#7C7F7F