#38B38B#38B38B
#38B38B is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.123 H 167.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B38B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 179, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 52%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.7%, 0%, 22.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.70, -43.29, 10.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.70, 44.60, 166.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.91% -0.12 0.0275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.91% 0.123 167.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4087, 34.9425, 29.9847) |
| Luminance | 0.3494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.87
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 4.10
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.23
Dark Seafoam
#1FB57A
ΔE00 4.51
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 4.80
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B38B #B33860
analogous
#38B34D #38B38B #389DB3
triadic
#38B38B #8B38B3 #B38B38
tetradic
#38B38B #4D38B3 #B33860 #9DB338
square
#38B38B #4D38B3 #B33860 #9DB338
split-complementary
#38B38B #B3389D #B34D38
monochromatic
#1B5643 #298467 #38B38B #5CCCA8 #8BDBC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#38B38B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#38B38B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B38B
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B38B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B38B | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFA789
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9B8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b38b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 179, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.123 167.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ecaad',
500: '#38b38b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b38b; $custom-light: #7ecaad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b38b",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 179,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.488,
"s": 52.34,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68905,
"c": 0.12315,
"h": 167.1
},
"luminance": 0.34945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B38B
secondary
#C58298
accent
#4C7BDC
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF8F4
border
#CAD1CE
text
#0B1310
muted
#7C827F