#38B1C3#38B1C3
#38B1C3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.106 H 209.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B1C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 177, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.69, -26.93, -18.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.69, 32.84, 214.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.24% -0.0927 -0.0522) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.24% 0.106 209.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1991, 36.2220, 57.1772) |
| Luminance | 0.3623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.32
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.13
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.18
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B1C3 #C34A38
analogous
#38C390 #38B1C3 #386CC3
triadic
#38B1C3 #C338B1 #B1C338
tetradic
#38B1C3 #9038C3 #C34A38 #6CC338
square
#38B1C3 #9038C3 #C34A38 #6CC338
split-complementary
#38B1C3 #C3386C #C39038
monochromatic
#1D5B64 #2A8693 #38B1C3 #65C5D3 #95D7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#38B1C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#38B1C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B1C3
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B1C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B1C3 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1AAC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9CC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b1c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 177, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.106 209.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82c8d5',
500: '#38b1c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b1c3; $custom-light: #82c8d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b1c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 177,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.77,
"s": 55.378,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70236,
"c": 0.10639,
"h": 209.4
},
"luminance": 0.36225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B1C3
secondary
#CC938B
accent
#5C49DF
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283