#38AECC#38AECC
#38AECC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.110 H 218.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38AECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 174, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.5%, 14.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.11, -22.59, -24.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.11, 33.43, 227.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.0861 -0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.11 218.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6615, 35.4692, 62.5034) |
| Luminance | 0.3547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.99
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.67
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.04
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.42
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.58
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38AECC #CC5638
analogous
#38CCA0 #38AECC #3864CC
triadic
#38AECC #CC38AE #AECC38
tetradic
#38AECC #A038CC #CC5638 #64CC38
square
#38AECC #A038CC #CC5638 #64CC38
split-complementary
#38AECC #CC3864 #CCA038
monochromatic
#1C5D6E #29869E #38AECC #69C2D8 #99D6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#38AECC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#38AECC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38AECC
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38AECC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38AECC | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#879ACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38aecc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 174, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.110 218.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83c6db',
500: '#38aecc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38aecc; $custom-light: #83c6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38aecc",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 174,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.162,
"s": 59.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69878,
"c": 0.11023,
"h": 218.6
},
"luminance": 0.35472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38AECC
secondary
#D19C8F
accent
#6545E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283