#38AD9B#38AD9B

#38AD9B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.106 H 180.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38AD9B
RGBrgb(56, 173, 155)
HSLhsl(171, 51%, 45%)
HSVhsv(171, 68%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(67.6%, 0%, 10.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LABlab(64.24, -36.59, -0.22)
CIE-LCHlch(64.24, 36.59, 180.35°)
OKLaboklab(67.84% -0.1062 -0.0012)
OKLCHoklch(67.84% 0.106 180.7)
XYZxyz(22.4880, 33.0919, 36.2062)
Luminance0.3309 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38AD9B #AD384A
analogous
#38AD60 #38AD9B #3885AD
triadic
#38AD9B #9B38AD #AD9B38
tetradic
#38AD9B #6038AD #AD384A #85AD38
square
#38AD9B #6038AD #AD384A #85AD38
split-complementary
#38AD9B #AD3885 #AD6038
monochromatic
#1A5148 #297F72 #38AD9B #59C9B8 #87D8CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.76
#38AD9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.62
#38AD9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38AD9B
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38AD9B#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38AD9B1.002.767.627.62
#FFFFFF2.761.0021.0021.00
#0000007.6221.001.001.00
##0000007.6221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A39A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38ad9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 173, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.106 180.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7ec6b8',
    500: '#38ad9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38ad9b;
$custom-light: #7ec6b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38ad9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.769,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67838,
    "c": 0.10622,
    "h": 180.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.33094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38AD9B
secondary
#C27F89
accent
#4D63DB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280

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#38AD9B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva