#38B4BD#38B4BD
#38B4BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.106 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B4BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 180, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.39, -30.23, -14.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.39, 33.48, 205.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.74% -0.0982 -0.04) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.74% 0.106 202.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1334, 37.1542, 53.8757) |
| Luminance | 0.3716 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.79
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.40
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.31
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B4BD #BD4138
analogous
#38BD83 #38B4BD #3871BD
triadic
#38B4BD #BD38B4 #B4BD38
tetradic
#38B4BD #8338BD #BD4138 #71BD38
square
#38B4BD #8338BD #BD4138 #71BD38
split-complementary
#38B4BD #BD3871 #BD8338
monochromatic
#1C5A5F #2A878E #38B4BD #62C9D0 #91D9DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#38B4BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.43
#38B4BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B4BD
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B4BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B4BD | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.43 | 8.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6ACBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939EBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b4bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 180, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.106 202.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82cbd0',
500: '#38b4bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b4bd; $custom-light: #82cbd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b4bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 180,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.06,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70738,
"c": 0.10603,
"h": 202.2
},
"luminance": 0.37157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B4BD
secondary
#C98C87
accent
#544ADE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282