#38AF96#38AF96
#38AF96 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.111 H 175.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38AF96 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 175, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 68%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 0%, 14.3%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.72, -38.81, 3.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.72, 38.95, 175.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.19% -0.1106 0.0081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.19% 0.111 175.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4632, 33.7002, 34.1692) |
| Luminance | 0.3370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.03
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.33
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.68
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.25
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38AF96 #AF3851
analogous
#38AF5A #38AF96 #388CAF
triadic
#38AF96 #9638AF #AF9638
tetradic
#38AF96 #5A38AF #AF3851 #8CAF38
square
#38AF96 #5A38AF #AF3851 #8CAF38
split-complementary
#38AF96 #AF388C #AF5A38
monochromatic
#1A5247 #29816E #38AF96 #5ACAB3 #88D9C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.71
#38AF96 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.74
#38AF96 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38AF96
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38AF96 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38AF96 | 1.00 | 2.71 | 7.74 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A495
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989898
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38af96; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 175, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.111 175.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ec7b4',
500: '#38af96',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38af96; $custom-light: #7ec7b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38af96",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 175,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.395,
"s": 51.515,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68193,
"c": 0.11094,
"h": 175.8
},
"luminance": 0.33703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38AF96
secondary
#C3808E
accent
#4D6BDB
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280