#38B298#38B298
#38B298 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.113 H 175.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B298 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 178, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 52%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 0%, 14.6%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -39.63, 3.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 39.79, 174.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.01% -0.1128 0.0089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.01% 0.113 175.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2160, 34.9459, 35.2214) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.53
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.78
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.41
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B298 #B23852
analogous
#38B25B #38B298 #388FB2
triadic
#38B298 #9838B2 #B29838
tetradic
#38B298 #5B38B2 #B23852 #8FB238
square
#38B298 #5B38B2 #B23852 #8FB238
split-complementary
#38B298 #B2388F #B25B38
monochromatic
#1B5548 #298370 #38B298 #5CCCB4 #8ADAC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#38B298 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#38B298 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B298
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B298 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B298 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA797
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9A9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b298; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 178, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.113 175.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fcab6',
500: '#38b298',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b298; $custom-light: #7fcab6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b298",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 178,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.213,
"s": 52.137,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69012,
"c": 0.11318,
"h": 175.5
},
"luminance": 0.34949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B298
secondary
#C58190
accent
#4C6BDC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280