#38ACD1#38ACD1
#38ACD1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.114 H 223.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38ACD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 172, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 62%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 73%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 17.7%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -19.94, -28.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 34.40, 234.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.62% -0.0822 -0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.62% 0.114 223.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8873, 34.9460, 65.5847) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.28
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.83
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.25
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.77
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.22
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38ACD1 #D15D38
analogous
#38D1AA #38ACD1 #3860D1
triadic
#38ACD1 #D138AC #ACD138
tetradic
#38ACD1 #AA38D1 #D15D38 #60D138
square
#38ACD1 #AA38D1 #D15D38 #60D138
split-complementary
#38ACD1 #D13860 #D1AA38
monochromatic
#1B5E74 #2687A6 #38ACD1 #6AC1DC #9BD5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#38ACD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#38ACD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38ACD1
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38ACD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38ACD1 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A8D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8299D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38acd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 172, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.114 223.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c4df',
500: '#38acd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38acd1; $custom-light: #83c4df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38acd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 172,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.51,
"s": 62.449,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69615,
"c": 0.11367,
"h": 223.7
},
"luminance": 0.34949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38ACD1
secondary
#D4A191
accent
#6A42E6
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183