#38B8D3#38B8D3
#38B8D3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.114 H 215.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B8D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 184, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 64%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 73%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.5%, 12.8%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.34, -25.45, -23.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.34, 34.68, 222.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.56% -0.0931 -0.0657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.56% 0.114 215.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5243, 39.8212, 67.6929) |
| Luminance | 0.3982 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.21
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.61
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.55
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.14
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.30
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B8D3 #D35338
analogous
#38D3A1 #38B8D3 #386AD3
triadic
#38B8D3 #D338B8 #B8D338
tetradic
#38B8D3 #A138D3 #D35338 #6AD338
square
#38B8D3 #A138D3 #D35338 #6AD338
split-complementary
#38B8D3 #D3386A #D3A138
monochromatic
#1A6676 #2592A9 #38B8D3 #6ACADE #9CDCE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#38B8D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#38B8D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B8D3
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B8D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B8D3 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5B2D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90A3D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b8d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 184, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.114 215.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85cde0',
500: '#38b8d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b8d3; $custom-light: #85cde0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b8d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 184,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.452,
"s": 63.786,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7256,
"c": 0.11396,
"h": 215.2
},
"luminance": 0.39825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B8D3
secondary
#D59D92
accent
#5E41E7
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7D8283