#38ADC2#38ADC2

#38ADC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.105 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38ADC2
RGB	rgb(56, 173, 194)
HSL	hsl(189, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(189, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 10.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.45, -25.23, -20.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.45, 32.27, 218.56°)
OKLab	oklab(69.23% -0.0891 -0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(69.23% 0.105 212.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.3079, 34.6199, 56.3243)
Luminance	0.3462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38ADC2 #C24D38

analogous

#38C292 #38ADC2 #3868C2

triadic

#38ADC2 #C238AD #ADC238

tetradic

#38ADC2 #9238C2 #C24D38 #68C238

square

#38ADC2 #9238C2 #C24D38 #68C238

split-complementary

#38ADC2 #C23868 #C29238

monochromatic

#1D5863 #2A8393 #38ADC2 #65C2D2 #94D5E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.65

#38ADC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.92

#38ADC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38ADC2

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38ADC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38ADC2	1.00	2.65	7.92	7.92
#FFFFFF	2.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DA7C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8999C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B6B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38adc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 173, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.105 212.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82c5d4',
    500: '#38adc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38adc2;
$custom-light: #82c5d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38adc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.13,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69227,
    "c": 0.10522,
    "h": 212.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.34623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38ADC2

secondary

#CB948A

accent

#6049DF

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F8FA

border

#CBD1D3

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #38ADC2

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

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