#38997C#38997C

#38997C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.101 H 169.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38997C
RGB	rgb(56, 153, 124)
HSL	hsl(162, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(162, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 0%, 19%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.15, -35.49, 6.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.15, 36.17, 168.90°)
OKLab	oklab(61.8% -0.0994 0.0178)
OKLCH	oklch(61.8% 0.101 169.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.6584, 25.0767, 23.0273)
Luminance	0.2508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38997C #993855

analogous

#38994B #38997C #388599

triadic

#38997C #7C3899 #997C38

tetradic

#38997C #4B3899 #993855 #859938

square

#38997C #4B3899 #993855 #859938

split-complementary

#38997C #993885 #994B38

monochromatic

#173F33 #286C58 #38997C #4FBF9D #7CCFB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#38997C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.02

#38997C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #38997C

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38997C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38997C	1.00	3.49	6.02	6.02
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958F7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87857E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38997c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 153, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.101 169.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38997c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.062,
    "s": 46.411,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61795,
    "c": 0.10103,
    "h": 169.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.25078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38997C

secondary

#B87489

accent

#5279D6

background

#F7FBF9

surface

#EEF6F2

border

#C9D0CC

text

#0A110F

muted

#7C807E

Preview Lab

Preview with #38997C

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

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