#38AECF#38AECF

#38AECF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.112 H 220.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38AECF
RGBrgb(56, 174, 207)
HSLhsl(193, 61%, 52%)
HSVhsv(193, 73%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(72.9%, 15.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(66.22, -21.63, -26.13)
CIE-LCHlch(66.22, 33.92, 230.39°)
OKLaboklab(70.01% -0.0849 -0.073)
OKLCHoklch(70.01% 0.112 220.7)
XYZxyz(28.0247, 35.6146, 64.4167)
Luminance0.3562 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38AECF #CF5938
analogous
#38CFA5 #38AECF #3862CF
triadic
#38AECF #CF38AE #AECF38
tetradic
#38AECF #A538CF #CF5938 #62CF38
square
#38AECF #A538CF #CF5938 #62CF38
split-complementary
#38AECF #CF3862 #CFA538
monochromatic
#1B5E71 #2788A3 #38AECF #69C2DB #9BD6E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.59
#38AECF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.12
#38AECF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38AECF
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38AECF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38AECF1.002.598.128.12
#FFFFFF2.591.0021.0021.00
#0000008.1221.001.001.00
##0000008.1221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#869ACF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38aecf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 174, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.112 220.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83c6dd',
    500: '#38aecf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38aecf;
$custom-light: #83c6dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38aecf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 174,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.113,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70005,
    "c": 0.11203,
    "h": 220.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.35618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38AECF
secondary
#D39F90
accent
#6744E4
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283

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