#38B2BE#38B2BE

#38B2BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.105 H 204.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38B2BE
RGBrgb(56, 178, 190)
HSLhsl(185, 54%, 48%)
HSVhsv(185, 71%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(70.5%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LABlab(66.82, -28.95, -15.82)
CIE-LCHlch(66.82, 32.99, 208.66°)
OKLaboklab(70.29% -0.0958 -0.0439)
OKLCHoklch(70.29% 0.105 204.6)
XYZxyz(26.8415, 36.3961, 54.3157)
Luminance0.3640 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38B2BE #BE4438
analogous
#38BE87 #38B2BE #386FBE
triadic
#38B2BE #BE38B2 #B2BE38
tetradic
#38B2BE #8738BE #BE4438 #6FBE38
square
#38B2BE #8738BE #BE4438 #6FBE38
split-complementary
#38B2BE #BE386F #BE8738
monochromatic
#1C595F #2A868F #38B2BE #62C7D1 #92D8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.54
#38B2BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.28
#38B2BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38B2BE
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38B2BE#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38B2BE1.002.548.288.28
#FFFFFF2.541.0021.0021.00
#0000008.2821.001.001.00
##0000008.2821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4ABBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909DBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38b2be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 178, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.105 204.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82c9d1',
    500: '#38b2be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38b2be;
$custom-light: #82c9d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38b2be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.373,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70287,
    "c": 0.10536,
    "h": 204.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.36399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38B2BE
secondary
#CA8E88
accent
#574ADE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282

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#38B2BE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva