#38B8CB#38B8CB

#38B8CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.111 H 209.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38B8CB
RGBrgb(56, 184, 203)
HSLhsl(188, 59%, 51%)
HSVhsv(188, 72%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(72.4%, 9.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LABlab(69.06, -27.94, -19.59)
CIE-LCHlch(69.06, 34.12, 215.04°)
OKLaboklab(72.24% -0.0963 -0.0545)
OKLCHoklch(72.24% 0.111 209.5)
XYZxyz(29.5462, 39.4300, 62.5419)
Luminance0.3943 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38B8CB #CB4B38
analogous
#38CB94 #38B8CB #386ECB
triadic
#38B8CB #CB38B8 #B8CB38
tetradic
#38B8CB #9438CB #CB4B38 #6ECB38
square
#38B8CB #9438CB #CB4B38 #6ECB38
split-complementary
#38B8CB #CB386E #CB9438
monochromatic
#1C626C #298E9D #38B8CB #69C9D8 #99DBE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36
#38B8CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.89
#38B8CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38B8CB
8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38B8CB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38B8CB1.002.368.898.89
#FFFFFF2.361.0021.0021.00
#0000008.8921.001.001.00
##0000008.8921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B1CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38b8cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 184, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.111 209.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84cdda',
    500: '#38b8cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38b8cb;
$custom-light: #84cdda;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38b8cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 184,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.755,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72241,
    "c": 0.11068,
    "h": 209.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.39434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38B8CB
secondary
#D0978F
accent
#5A46E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283

Preview Lab

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#38B8CB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva