#38B4BF#38B4BF

#38B4BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.106 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38B4BF
RGBrgb(56, 180, 191)
HSLhsl(185, 55%, 48%)
HSVhsv(185, 71%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(70.7%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LABlab(67.46, -29.63, -15.41)
CIE-LCHlch(67.46, 33.40, 207.49°)
OKLaboklab(70.81% -0.0974 -0.0428)
OKLCHoklch(70.81% 0.106 203.7)
XYZxyz(27.3520, 37.2417, 55.0269)
Luminance0.3725 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38B4BF #BF4338
analogous
#38BF86 #38B4BF #3870BF
triadic
#38B4BF #BF38B4 #B4BF38
tetradic
#38B4BF #8638BF #BF4338 #70BF38
square
#38B4BF #8638BF #BF4338 #70BF38
split-complementary
#38B4BF #BF3870 #BF8638
monochromatic
#1C5B60 #2A8790 #38B4BF #63C8D1 #92D9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49
#38B4BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.45
#38B4BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38B4BF
8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38B4BF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38B4BF1.002.498.458.45
#FFFFFF2.491.0021.0021.00
#0000008.4521.001.001.00
##0000008.4521.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6ACC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929EBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38b4bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 180, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.106 203.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82cbd2',
    500: '#38b4bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38b4bf;
$custom-light: #82cbd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38b4bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.889,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70812,
    "c": 0.10634,
    "h": 203.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.37245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38B4BF
secondary
#CA8E89
accent
#564ADE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282

Preview Lab

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#38B4BF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva