#38ABC6#38ABC6
#38ABC6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.107 H 216.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38ABC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 171, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.7%, 13.6%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.99, -22.96, -23.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.99, 32.52, 225.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.91% -0.0855 -0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.91% 0.107 216.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3826, 34.0407, 58.5952) |
| Luminance | 0.3404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.40
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.50
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.23
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.64
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38ABC6 #C65338
analogous
#38C69A #38ABC6 #3864C6
triadic
#38ABC6 #C638AB #ABC638
tetradic
#38ABC6 #9A38C6 #C65338 #64C638
square
#38ABC6 #9A38C6 #C65338 #64C638
split-complementary
#38ABC6 #C63864 #C69A38
monochromatic
#1D5967 #2B8296 #38ABC6 #67BFD4 #97D3E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#38ABC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#38ABC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38ABC6
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38ABC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38ABC6 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A6C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8597C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38abc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 171, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.107 216.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c4d7',
500: '#38abc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38abc6; $custom-light: #82c4d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38abc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 171,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.408,
"s": 55.906,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68907,
"c": 0.10694,
"h": 216.9
},
"luminance": 0.34044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38ABC6
secondary
#CD998D
accent
#6549DF
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183