#38996D#38996D

#38996D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.113 H 160.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38996D
RGB	rgb(56, 153, 109)
HSL	hsl(153, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(153, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 28.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.81, -39.01, 14.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.81, 41.78, 159.04°)
OKLab	oklab(61.4% -0.1068 0.038)
OKLCH	oklch(61.4% 0.113 160.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.7809, 24.7257, 18.4059)
Luminance	0.2473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38996D #993864

analogous

#38993D #38996D #389499

triadic

#38996D #6D3899 #996D38

tetradic

#38996D #3D3899 #993864 #949938

square

#38996D #3D3899 #993864 #949938

split-complementary

#38996D #993894 #993D38

monochromatic

#173F2D #286C4D #38996D #4FBF8C #7CCFAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.53

#38996D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.95

#38996D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #38996D

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38996D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38996D	1.00	3.53	5.95	5.95
#FFFFFF	3.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#978E6A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A8470

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00988D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38996d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 153, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.113 160.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b897',
    500: '#38996d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38996d;
$custom-light: #79b897;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38996d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 152.784,
    "s": 46.411,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61402,
    "c": 0.11334,
    "h": 160.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38996D

secondary

#B87493

accent

#528ED6

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EEF6F2

border

#C9D0CC

text

#0A110D

muted

#7C807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38996D

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

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