#38997B#38997B

#38997B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.102 H 169.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38997B
RGB	rgb(56, 153, 123)
HSL	hsl(161, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(161, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 19.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.13, -35.74, 7.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.13, 36.51, 168.16°)
OKLab	oklab(61.77% -0.0999 0.0192)
OKLCH	oklch(61.77% 0.102 169.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.5955, 25.0515, 22.6959)
Luminance	0.2505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38997B #993856

analogous

#38994A #38997B #388699

triadic

#38997B #7B3899 #997B38

tetradic

#38997B #4A3899 #993856 #869938

square

#38997B #4A3899 #993856 #869938

split-complementary

#38997B #993886 #994A38

monochromatic

#173F33 #286C57 #38997B #4FBF9C #7CCFB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#38997B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#38997B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #38997B

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38997B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38997B	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	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)

#958F79

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87857D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38997b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 153, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.102 169.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79b7a1',
    500: '#38997b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38997b;
$custom-light: #79b7a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38997b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 161.443,
    "s": 46.411,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61767,
    "c": 0.10176,
    "h": 169.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.25053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38997B

secondary

#B87489

accent

#527BD6

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EEF6F2

border

#C9D0CC

text

#0A110E

muted

#7C807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38997B

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

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