#38B7CB#38B7CB

#38B7CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.110 H 210.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38B7CB
RGBrgb(56, 183, 203)
HSLhsl(188, 59%, 51%)
HSVhsv(188, 72%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(72.4%, 9.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LABlab(68.76, -27.44, -20.05)
CIE-LCHlch(68.76, 33.99, 216.15°)
OKLaboklab(72% -0.0953 -0.0558)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.11 210.3)
XYZxyz(29.3392, 39.0161, 62.4729)
Luminance0.3902 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38B7CB #CB4C38
analogous
#38CB95 #38B7CB #386DCB
triadic
#38B7CB #CB38B7 #B7CB38
tetradic
#38B7CB #9538CB #CB4C38 #6DCB38
square
#38B7CB #9538CB #CB4C38 #6DCB38
split-complementary
#38B7CB #CB386D #CB9538
monochromatic
#1C616C #298D9D #38B7CB #69C9D8 #99DAE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.39
#38B7CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.80
#38B7CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38B7CB
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38B7CB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38B7CB1.002.398.808.80
#FFFFFF2.391.0021.0021.00
#0000008.8021.001.001.00
##0000008.8021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B0CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38b7cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 183, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.110 210.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84cdda',
    500: '#38b7cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38b7cb;
$custom-light: #84cdda;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38b7cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 183,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.163,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72,
    "c": 0.11047,
    "h": 210.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.3902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38B7CB
secondary
#D0988F
accent
#5B46E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

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#38B7CB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva