#38AABA#38AABA
#38AABA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.102 H 208.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38AABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 170, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.27, -26.20, -17.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.27, 31.49, 213.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.18% -0.0894 -0.0485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.18% 0.102 208.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8647, 33.1325, 51.5296) |
| Luminance | 0.3313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.51
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.77
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.76
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.43
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38AABA #BA4838
analogous
#38BA89 #38AABA #3869BA
triadic
#38AABA #BA38AA #AABA38
tetradic
#38AABA #8938BA #BA4838 #69BA38
square
#38AABA #8938BA #BA4838 #69BA38
split-complementary
#38AABA #BA3869 #BA8938
monochromatic
#1C545C #2A7F8B #38AABA #60C1CF #8FD4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#38AABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#38AABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38AABA
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38AABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38AABA | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA4BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8996BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38aaba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 170, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.102 208.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c3ce',
500: '#38aaba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38aaba; $custom-light: #80c3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38aaba",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 170,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.385,
"s": 53.719,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6818,
"c": 0.10169,
"h": 208.5
},
"luminance": 0.33135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38AABA
secondary
#C88E86
accent
#5D4BDD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182