#38B4AC#38B4AC
#38B4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.107 H 188.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 180, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 69%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 0%, 4.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.87, -35.16, -5.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.87, 35.63, 189.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.14% -0.1057 -0.0162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.14% 0.107 188.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3951, 36.4589, 44.7206) |
| Luminance | 0.3646 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.27
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.70
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.00
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.71
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B4AC #B43840
analogous
#38B46E #38B4AC #387EB4
triadic
#38B4AC #AC38B4 #B4AC38
tetradic
#38B4AC #6E38B4 #B43840 #7EB438
square
#38B4AC #6E38B4 #B43840 #7EB438
split-complementary
#38B4AC #B4387E #B46E38
monochromatic
#1B5753 #29857F #38B4AC #5DCDC5 #8BDBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#38B4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#38B4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B4AC
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B4AC | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAAAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989DAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 180, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.107 188.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80cbc4',
500: '#38b4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b4ac; $custom-light: #80cbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 180,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.129,
"s": 52.542,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7014,
"c": 0.1069,
"h": 188.7
},
"luminance": 0.36462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B4AC
secondary
#C58287
accent
#4C55DC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281