#38B2B5#38B2B5
#38B2B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.104 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B2B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 178, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 69%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 1.7%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.53, -31.63, -11.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.53, 33.58, 199.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.96% -0.0996 -0.0313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.96% 0.104 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8880, 36.0147, 49.2943) |
| Luminance | 0.3602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.50
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.29
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.38
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.45
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B2B5 #B53B38
analogous
#38B57A #38B2B5 #3874B5
triadic
#38B2B5 #B538B2 #B2B538
tetradic
#38B2B5 #7A38B5 #B53B38 #74B538
square
#38B2B5 #7A38B5 #B53B38 #74B538
split-complementary
#38B2B5 #B53874 #B57A38
monochromatic
#1B5658 #2A8486 #38B2B5 #5DCACD #8CDADB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#38B2B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#38B2B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B2B5
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B2B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B2B5 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6AAB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939CB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b2b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 178, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.104 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c9cb',
500: '#38b2b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b2b5; $custom-light: #81c9cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b2b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 178,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.44,
"s": 52.743,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69956,
"c": 0.10443,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.36018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B2B5
secondary
#C68583
accent
#4F4CDC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282