#38B591#38B591
#38B591 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.121 H 169.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B591 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 181, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 69%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.1%, 0%, 19.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.47, -42.70, 8.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.47, 43.54, 168.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.58% -0.1193 0.0218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.58% 0.121 169.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2629, 35.9302, 32.4918) |
| Luminance | 0.3593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.79
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.49
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 5.40
Dark Seafoam
#1FB57A
ΔE00 5.69
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.81
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B591 #B5385C
analogous
#38B553 #38B591 #389BB5
triadic
#38B591 #9138B5 #B59138
tetradic
#38B591 #5338B5 #B5385C #9BB538
square
#38B591 #5338B5 #B5385C #9BB538
split-complementary
#38B591 #B5389B #B55338
monochromatic
#1B5846 #2A866C #38B591 #5DCDAD #8CDBC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#38B591 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.19
#38B591 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B591
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B591 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B591 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.19 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A98F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9D93
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b591; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 181, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.121 169.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7fccb1',
500: '#38b591',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b591; $custom-light: #7fccb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b591",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 181,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.72,
"s": 52.743,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69576,
"c": 0.12124,
"h": 169.6
},
"luminance": 0.35933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B591
secondary
#C68396
accent
#4C75DC
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#EFF9F5
border
#CAD2CF
text
#0B1310
muted
#7C827F