#38AF8D#38AF8D
#38AF8D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.117 H 170.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38AF8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 175, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 68%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 19.4%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.50, -41.08, 7.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.50, 41.84, 169.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.94% -0.1149 0.0203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.94% 0.117 170) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7661, 33.4214, 30.4980) |
| Luminance | 0.3342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.86
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.49
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 5.54
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 5.56
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.89
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38AF8D #AF385A
analogous
#38AF51 #38AF8D #3895AF
triadic
#38AF8D #8D38AF #AF8D38
tetradic
#38AF8D #5138AF #AF385A #95AF38
square
#38AF8D #5138AF #AF385A #95AF38
split-complementary
#38AF8D #AF3895 #AF5138
monochromatic
#1A5242 #298168 #38AF8D #5ACAAA #88D9C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#38AF8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#38AF8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38AF8D
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38AF8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38AF8D | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA38B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A988F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38af8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 175, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.117 170.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec7ae',
500: '#38af8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38af8d; $custom-light: #7ec7ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38af8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 175,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.857,
"s": 51.515,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67936,
"c": 0.11669,
"h": 170
},
"luminance": 0.33424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38AF8D
secondary
#C38093
accent
#4D75DB
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF8F4
border
#CAD1CE
text
#0B1310
muted
#7C827F