#38B2AC#38B2AC
#38B2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.105 H 190.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 178, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 52%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 0%, 3.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.26, -34.22, -6.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.26, 34.87, 191.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.64% -0.1036 -0.0187) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.64% 0.105 190.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9943, 35.6572, 44.5870) |
| Luminance | 0.3566 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.41
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.50
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.54
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.59
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B2AC #B2383E
analogous
#38B26F #38B2AC #387BB2
triadic
#38B2AC #AC38B2 #B2AC38
tetradic
#38B2AC #6F38B2 #B2383E #7BB238
square
#38B2AC #6F38B2 #B2383E #7BB238
split-complementary
#38B2AC #B2387B #B26F38
monochromatic
#1B5552 #29837F #38B2AC #5CCCC6 #8ADAD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#38B2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#38B2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B2AC
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B2AC | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A9AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969BAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 178, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.105 190.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80c9c4',
500: '#38b2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b2ac; $custom-light: #80c9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 178,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.049,
"s": 52.137,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69642,
"c": 0.10529,
"h": 190.2
},
"luminance": 0.3566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B2AC
secondary
#C58185
accent
#4C53DC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281