#38B0C2#38B0C2

#38B0C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.106 H 209.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38B0C2
RGB	rgb(56, 176, 194)
HSL	hsl(188, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(188, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.1%, 9.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.35, -26.74, -18.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.35, 32.65, 215.03°)
OKLab	oklab(69.95% -0.0921 -0.0521)
OKLCH	oklch(69.95% 0.106 209.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.8896, 35.7833, 56.5182)
Luminance	0.3579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38B0C2 #C24A38

analogous

#38C28F #38B0C2 #386BC2

triadic

#38B0C2 #C238B0 #B0C238

tetradic

#38B0C2 #8F38C2 #C24A38 #6BC238

square

#38B0C2 #8F38C2 #C24A38 #6BC238

split-complementary

#38B0C2 #C2386B #C28F38

monochromatic

#1D5A63 #2A8593 #38B0C2 #65C4D2 #94D6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.57

#38B0C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.16

#38B0C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38B0C2

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38B0C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38B0C2	1.00	2.57	8.16	8.16
#FFFFFF	2.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0AAC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D9BC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B8B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38b0c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 176, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.106 209.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82c8d4',
    500: '#38b0c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38b0c2;
$custom-light: #82c8d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38b0c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.826,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69954,
    "c": 0.10582,
    "h": 209.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.35786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38B0C2

secondary

#CB938A

accent

#5D49DF

background

#F8FCFD

surface

#F0F8FA

border

#CBD1D3

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #38B0C2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →