#38B0BE#38B0BE
#38B0BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.105 H 206.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B0BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 176, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 7.4%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.22, -27.96, -16.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.22, 32.59, 210.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.8% -0.0937 -0.0465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.8% 0.105 206.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4465, 35.6061, 54.1841) |
| Luminance | 0.3561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.85
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.49
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.69
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.25
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.35
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B0BE #BE4638
analogous
#38BE89 #38B0BE #386DBE
triadic
#38B0BE #BE38B0 #B0BE38
tetradic
#38B0BE #8938BE #BE4638 #6DBE38
square
#38B0BE #8938BE #BE4638 #6DBE38
split-complementary
#38B0BE #BE386D #BE8938
monochromatic
#1C585F #2A848F #38B0BE #62C5D1 #92D7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#38B0BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.12
#38B0BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B0BE
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B0BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B0BE | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A9BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9BBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b0be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 176, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.105 206.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c8d1',
500: '#38b0be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b0be; $custom-light: #82c8d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b0be",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 176,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.269,
"s": 54.472,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69799,
"c": 0.10464,
"h": 206.4
},
"luminance": 0.35609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B0BE
secondary
#CA8F88
accent
#594ADE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282