#38B2BA#38B2BA
#38B2BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.105 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B2BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 178, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.69, -30.15, -13.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.69, 33.16, 204.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.14% -0.0975 -0.0383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.14% 0.105 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4103, 36.2236, 52.0448) |
| Luminance | 0.3623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.39
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.38
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.10
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B2BA #BA4038
analogous
#38BA81 #38B2BA #3871BA
triadic
#38B2BA #BA38B2 #B2BA38
tetradic
#38B2BA #8138BA #BA4038 #71BA38
square
#38B2BA #8138BA #BA4038 #71BA38
split-complementary
#38B2BA #BA3871 #BA8138
monochromatic
#1C585C #2A858B #38B2BA #60C8CF #8FD8DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#38B2BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#38B2BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B2BA
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B2BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B2BA | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5AABB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b2ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 178, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.105 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81c9ce',
500: '#38b2ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b2ba; $custom-light: #81c9ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b2ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 178,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.692,
"s": 53.719,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70137,
"c": 0.10473,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.36227
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B2BA
secondary
#C88A86
accent
#544BDD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282