#38B8D2#38B8D2
#38B8D2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.113 H 214.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B8D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 184, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 63%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 73%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 12.4%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.31, -25.76, -23.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.31, 34.58, 221.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.52% -0.0935 -0.0643) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.52% 0.113 214.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3993, 39.7713, 67.0347) |
| Luminance | 0.3977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.94
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.86
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.63
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.15
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.28
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B8D2 #D25238
analogous
#38D29F #38B8D2 #386BD2
triadic
#38B8D2 #D238B8 #B8D238
tetradic
#38B8D2 #9F38D2 #D25238 #6BD238
square
#38B8D2 #9F38D2 #D25238 #6BD238
split-complementary
#38B8D2 #D2386B #D29F38
monochromatic
#1A6675 #2691A7 #38B8D2 #6ACADD #9CDCE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#38B8D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#38B8D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B8D2
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B8D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B8D2 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5B2D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A3D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b8d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 184, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.113 214.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cddf',
500: '#38b8d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b8d2; $custom-light: #85cddf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b8d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 184,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.13,
"s": 63.115,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7252,
"c": 0.11349,
"h": 214.5
},
"luminance": 0.39775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B8D2
secondary
#D59D91
accent
#5D42E6
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7D8283