#38B5CB#38B5CB

#38B5CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.110 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38B5CB
RGBrgb(56, 181, 203)
HSLhsl(189, 59%, 51%)
HSVhsv(189, 72%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(72.4%, 10.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LABlab(68.17, -26.45, -20.96)
CIE-LCHlch(68.17, 33.74, 218.39°)
OKLaboklab(71.52% -0.0934 -0.0583)
OKLCHoklch(71.52% 0.11 212)
XYZxyz(28.9296, 38.1969, 62.3364)
Luminance0.3820 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38B5CB #CB4E38
analogous
#38CB98 #38B5CB #386BCB
triadic
#38B5CB #CB38B5 #B5CB38
tetradic
#38B5CB #9838CB #CB4E38 #6BCB38
square
#38B5CB #9838CB #CB4E38 #6BCB38
split-complementary
#38B5CB #CB386B #CB9838
monochromatic
#1C606C #298B9D #38B5CB #69C7D8 #99D9E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43
#38B5CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.64
#38B5CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38B5CB
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38B5CB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38B5CB1.002.438.648.64
#FFFFFF2.431.0021.0021.00
#0000008.6421.001.001.00
##0000008.6421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4AFCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA0CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38b5cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 181, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.110 212.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83cbda',
    500: '#38b5cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38b5cb;
$custom-light: #83cbda;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38b5cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.98,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71519,
    "c": 0.11011,
    "h": 212
  },
  "luminance": 0.382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38B5CB
secondary
#D0998F
accent
#5D46E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #38B5CB

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#38B5CB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva