#38ABAE#38ABAE
#38ABAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.100 H 197.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38ABAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 171, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.18, -30.31, -10.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.18, 32.21, 199.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.98% -0.0955 -0.0303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.98% 0.1 197.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8304, 33.0198, 45.1537) |
| Luminance | 0.3302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.89
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.71
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.90
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.29
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38ABAE #AE3B38
analogous
#38AE76 #38ABAE #3870AE
triadic
#38ABAE #AE38AB #ABAE38
tetradic
#38ABAE #7638AE #AE3B38 #70AE38
square
#38ABAE #7638AE #AE3B38 #70AE38
split-complementary
#38ABAE #AE3870 #AE7638
monochromatic
#1A5051 #297D80 #38ABAE #59C7CA #88D7D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#38ABAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#38ABAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38ABAE
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38ABAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38ABAE | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA3AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E96AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38abae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 171, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.100 197.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fc4c6',
500: '#38abae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38abae; $custom-light: #7fc4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38abae",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 171,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.525,
"s": 51.304,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67976,
"c": 0.10019,
"h": 197.6
},
"luminance": 0.33023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38ABAE
secondary
#C3817F
accent
#514DDB
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282