#38B2CF#38B2CF

#38B2CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.112 H 217.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38B2CF
RGBrgb(56, 178, 207)
HSLhsl(192, 61%, 52%)
HSVhsv(192, 73%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(72.9%, 14%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(67.41, -23.68, -24.31)
CIE-LCHlch(67.41, 33.93, 225.75°)
OKLaboklab(70.96% -0.0888 -0.0678)
OKLCHoklch(70.96% 0.112 217.4)
XYZxyz(28.8090, 37.1831, 64.6781)
Luminance0.3719 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38B2CF #CF5538
analogous
#38CFA1 #38B2CF #3867CF
triadic
#38B2CF #CF38B2 #B2CF38
tetradic
#38B2CF #A138CF #CF5538 #67CF38
square
#38B2CF #A138CF #CF5538 #67CF38
split-complementary
#38B2CF #CF3867 #CFA138
monochromatic
#1B6171 #278BA3 #38B2CF #69C5DB #9BD8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49
#38B2CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.44
#38B2CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38B2CF
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38B2CF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38B2CF1.002.498.448.44
#FFFFFF2.491.0021.0021.00
#0000008.4421.001.001.00
##0000008.4421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FADD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9ECF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38b2cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 178, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.112 217.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84c9dd',
    500: '#38b2cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38b2cf;
$custom-light: #84c9dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38b2cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.523,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70961,
    "c": 0.11179,
    "h": 217.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38B2CF
secondary
#D39D90
accent
#6244E4
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

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#38B2CF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva