#38AEC4#38AEC4
#38AEC4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.106 H 212.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38AEC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 174, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 11.2%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.82, -25.11, -20.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.82, 32.52, 219.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.55% -0.0893 -0.0575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.55% 0.106 212.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7265, 35.0953, 57.5793) |
| Luminance | 0.3510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.60
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.64
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.55
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.60
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 11.33
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38AEC4 #C44E38
analogous
#38C494 #38AEC4 #3868C4
triadic
#38AEC4 #C438AE #AEC438
tetradic
#38AEC4 #9438C4 #C44E38 #68C438
square
#38AEC4 #9438C4 #C44E38 #68C438
split-complementary
#38AEC4 #C43868 #C49438
monochromatic
#1D5965 #2A8494 #38AEC4 #66C2D3 #96D5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#38AEC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#38AEC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38AEC4
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38AEC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38AEC4 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA8C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9AC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38aec4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 174, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.106 212.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c6d5',
500: '#38aec4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38aec4; $custom-light: #82c6d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38aec4",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 174,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.429,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69549,
"c": 0.1062,
"h": 212.8
},
"luminance": 0.35098
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38AEC4
secondary
#CC968C
accent
#6049DF
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283