#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
RGB	rgb(56, 173, 155)
HSL	hsl(171, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(171, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 10.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.24, -36.59, -0.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.24, 36.59, 180.35°)
OKLab	oklab(67.84% -0.1062 -0.0012)
OKLCH	oklch(67.84% 0.106 180.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.4880, 33.0919, 36.2062)
Luminance	0.3309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##38AD9B	1.00	2.76	7.62	7.62
#FFFFFF	2.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #38AD9B

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

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