#389C8A#389C8A
#389C8A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.096 H 178.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #389C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 156, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 47%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 0%, 11.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.46, -33.27, 0.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.46, 33.28, 178.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.99% -0.096 0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.99% 0.096 178.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1046, 26.4507, 28.1912) |
| Luminance | 0.2645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 2.82
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.26
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.27
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 4.61
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.68
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#389C8A #9C384A
analogous
#389C58 #389C8A #387C9C
triadic
#389C8A #8A389C #9C8A38
tetradic
#389C8A #58389C #9C384A #7C9C38
square
#389C8A #58389C #9C384A #7C9C38
split-complementary
#389C8A #9C387C #9C5838
monochromatic
#18423A #286F62 #389C8A #51C0AC #7ED1C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#389C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.29
#389C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #389C8A
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##389C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##389C8A | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.29 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969389
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87888B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #389c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 156, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.096 178.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bbaac',
500: '#389c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #389c8a; $custom-light: #7bbaac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#389c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 156,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.2,
"s": 47.17,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62985,
"c": 0.09604,
"h": 178.9
},
"luminance": 0.26453
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#389C8A
secondary
#BA7682
accent
#5169D7
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF6F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#0A1110
muted
#7C807F