#38AFC4#38AFC4

#38AFC4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.106 H 211.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38AFC4
RGBrgb(56, 175, 196)
HSLhsl(189, 56%, 49%)
HSVhsv(189, 71%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(71.4%, 10.7%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LABlab(66.12, -25.62, -20.20)
CIE-LCHlch(66.12, 32.63, 218.26°)
OKLaboklab(69.79% -0.0903 -0.0562)
OKLCHoklch(69.79% 0.106 211.9)
XYZxyz(26.9204, 35.4831, 57.6440)
Luminance0.3549 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38AFC4 #C44D38
analogous
#38C493 #38AFC4 #3869C4
triadic
#38AFC4 #C438AF #AFC438
tetradic
#38AFC4 #9338C4 #C44D38 #69C438
square
#38AFC4 #9338C4 #C44D38 #69C438
split-complementary
#38AFC4 #C43869 #C49338
monochromatic
#1D5A65 #2A8594 #38AFC4 #66C3D3 #96D6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.59
#38AFC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.10
#38AFC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38AFC4
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38AFC4#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38AFC41.002.598.108.10
#FFFFFF2.591.0021.0021.00
#0000008.1021.001.001.00
##0000008.1021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA9C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9BC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38afc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 175, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.106 211.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82c7d5',
    500: '#38afc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38afc4;
$custom-light: #82c7d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38afc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69791,
    "c": 0.10636,
    "h": 211.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.35486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38AFC4
secondary
#CC958C
accent
#5F49DF
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

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#38AFC4 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva