#38997A#38997A

#38997A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.102 H 168.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38997A
RGB	rgb(56, 153, 122)
HSL	hsl(161, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(161, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 20.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.10, -35.98, 8.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.10, 36.87, 167.42°)
OKLab	oklab(61.74% -0.1004 0.0205)
OKLCH	oklch(61.74% 0.103 168.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.5332, 25.0266, 22.3679)
Luminance	0.2503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38997A #993857

analogous

#38994A #38997A #388799

triadic

#38997A #7A3899 #997A38

tetradic

#38997A #4A3899 #993857 #879938

square

#38997A #4A3899 #993857 #879938

split-complementary

#38997A #993887 #994A38

monochromatic

#173F33 #286C56 #38997A #4FBF9B #7CCFB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.50

#38997A on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#38997A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #38997A

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38997A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38997A	1.00	3.50	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958F78

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#88857C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38997a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 153, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.102 168.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b8a0',
    500: '#38997a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38997a;
$custom-light: #79b8a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38997a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.825,
    "s": 46.411,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61739,
    "c": 0.1025,
    "h": 168.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.25028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38997A

secondary

#B8748A

accent

#527CD6

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EEF6F2

border

#C9D0CC

text

#0A110E

muted

#7C807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38997A

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

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