#38B2A7#38B2A7
#38B2A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.107 H 186.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B2A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 178, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 52%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 0%, 6.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.11, -35.62, -4.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.11, 35.86, 186.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.48% -0.1059 -0.0118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.48% 0.107 186.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5231, 35.4688, 42.1054) |
| Luminance | 0.3547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.52
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.80
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.04
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.59
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.55
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B2A7 #B23843
analogous
#38B26A #38B2A7 #3880B2
triadic
#38B2A7 #A738B2 #B2A738
tetradic
#38B2A7 #6A38B2 #B23843 #80B238
square
#38B2A7 #6A38B2 #B23843 #80B238
split-complementary
#38B2A7 #B23880 #B26A38
monochromatic
#1B5550 #29837B #38B2A7 #5CCCC1 #8ADAD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#38B2A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#38B2A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B2A7
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B2A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B2A7 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A8A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979BA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b2a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 178, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.107 186.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c9c1',
500: '#38b2a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b2a7; $custom-light: #80c9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b2a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 178,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.59,
"s": 52.137,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69476,
"c": 0.10653,
"h": 186.3
},
"luminance": 0.35472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B2A7
secondary
#C58187
accent
#4C59DC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281