#38AFBD#38AFBD
#38AFBD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.104 H 206.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38AFBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 175, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.88, -27.77, -16.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.88, 32.40, 211.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.52% -0.0932 -0.0463) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.52% 0.104 206.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1422, 35.1718, 53.5453) |
| Luminance | 0.3518 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.90
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.72
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.56
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38AFBD #BD4638
analogous
#38BD88 #38AFBD #386CBD
triadic
#38AFBD #BD38AF #AFBD38
tetradic
#38AFBD #8838BD #BD4638 #6CBD38
square
#38AFBD #8838BD #BD4638 #6CBD38
split-complementary
#38AFBD #BD386C #BD8838
monochromatic
#1C585F #2A838E #38AFBD #62C5D0 #91D6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#38AFBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#38AFBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38AFBD
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38AFBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38AFBD | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A8BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38afbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 175, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.104 206.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c7d0',
500: '#38afbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38afbd; $custom-light: #81c7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38afbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 175,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.316,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69517,
"c": 0.10406,
"h": 206.4
},
"luminance": 0.35175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38AFBD
secondary
#C98E87
accent
#5A4ADE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282