#38AAAD#38AAAD
#38AAAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.100 H 197.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38AAAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 170, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 1.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.84, -30.12, -10.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.84, 32.01, 199.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.69% -0.0949 -0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.69% 0.1 197.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5451, 32.6047, 44.5795) |
| Luminance | 0.3261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.02
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.72
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.80
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.46
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38AAAD #AD3B38
analogous
#38AD75 #38AAAD #3870AD
triadic
#38AAAD #AD38AA #AAAD38
tetradic
#38AAAD #7538AD #AD3B38 #70AD38
square
#38AAAD #7538AD #AD3B38 #70AD38
split-complementary
#38AAAD #AD3870 #AD7538
monochromatic
#1A4F51 #297D7F #38AAAD #59C6C9 #87D6D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#38AAAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#38AAAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38AAAD
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38AAAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38AAAD | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D95AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38aaad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 170, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.100 197.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc3c5',
500: '#38aaad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38aaad; $custom-light: #7fc3c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38aaad",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 170,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.538,
"s": 51.092,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67692,
"c": 0.09958,
"h": 197.6
},
"luminance": 0.32607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38AAAD
secondary
#C2807F
accent
#514DDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181