#38B38C#38B38C
#38B38C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.122 H 167.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B38C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 179, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 52%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.7%, 0%, 21.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -43.05, 10.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 44.25, 166.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.93% -0.1196 0.0262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.93% 0.122 167.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4821, 34.9719, 30.3713) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.60
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.35
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 4.37
Dark Seafoam
#1FB57A
ΔE00 4.78
Dark Seafoam Green
#3EAF76
ΔE00 5.07
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B38C #B3385F
analogous
#38B34F #38B38C #389CB3
triadic
#38B38C #8C38B3 #B38C38
tetradic
#38B38C #4F38B3 #B3385F #9CB338
square
#38B38C #4F38B3 #B3385F #9CB338
split-complementary
#38B38C #B3389C #B34F38
monochromatic
#1B5643 #298468 #38B38C #5CCCA9 #8BDBC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#38B38C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#38B38C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B38C
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B38C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B38C | 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)
#AFA78A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9B8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b38c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 179, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.122 167.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ecaad',
500: '#38b38c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b38c; $custom-light: #7ecaad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b38c",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 179,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.976,
"s": 52.34,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68932,
"c": 0.1224,
"h": 167.7
},
"luminance": 0.34974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B38C
secondary
#C58297
accent
#4C7ADC
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF8F4
border
#CAD1CE
text
#0B1310
muted
#7C827F