#38ABB3#38ABB3

#38ABB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.101 H 201.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38ABB3
RGB	rgb(56, 171, 179)
HSL	hsl(184, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(184, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.7%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.34, -28.82, -13.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.34, 31.81, 205.03°)
OKLab	oklab(68.16% -0.0933 -0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(68.16% 0.101 201.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3269, 33.2185, 47.7688)
Luminance	0.3322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38ABB3 #B34038

analogous

#38B37D #38ABB3 #386DB3

triadic

#38ABB3 #B338AB #ABB338

tetradic

#38ABB3 #7D38B3 #B34038 #6DB338

square

#38ABB3 #7D38B3 #B34038 #6DB338

split-complementary

#38ABB3 #B3386D #B37D38

monochromatic

#1B5256 #297E84 #38ABB3 #5CC5CC #8BD5DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.75

#38ABB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.64

#38ABB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38ABB3

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38ABB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38ABB3	1.00	2.75	7.64	7.64
#FFFFFF	2.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EA4B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C96B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B2AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38abb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 171, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.101 201.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#80c4c9',
    500: '#38abb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38abb3;
$custom-light: #80c4c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38abb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.902,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68159,
    "c": 0.10053,
    "h": 201.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.33221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38ABB3

secondary

#C58682

accent

#554CDC

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0B1213

muted

#7C8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #38ABB3

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

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