#38B3A8#38B3A8
#38B3A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.107 H 186.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B3A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 179, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 52%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.7%, 0%, 6.1%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.45, -35.81, -4.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.45, 36.05, 186.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.76% -0.1064 -0.0119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.76% 0.107 186.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8156, 35.9053, 42.6608) |
| Luminance | 0.3591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.53
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.56
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.87
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.39
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.57
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B3A8 #B33843
analogous
#38B36A #38B3A8 #3880B3
triadic
#38B3A8 #A838B3 #B3A838
tetradic
#38B3A8 #6A38B3 #B33843 #80B338
square
#38B3A8 #6A38B3 #B33843 #80B338
split-complementary
#38B3A8 #B33880 #B36A38
monochromatic
#1B5650 #29847C #38B3A8 #5CCCC2 #8BDBD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#38B3A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#38B3A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B3A8
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B3A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B3A8 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA9A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989CA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b3a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 179, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.107 186.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80cac1',
500: '#38b3a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b3a8; $custom-light: #80cac1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b3a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 179,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.634,
"s": 52.34,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69759,
"c": 0.10712,
"h": 186.4
},
"luminance": 0.35908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B3A8
secondary
#C58288
accent
#4C59DC
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281