#38B9CD#38B9CD
#38B9CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.112 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38B9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 185, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.7%, 9.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -27.82, -20.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 34.34, 215.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.56% -0.0965 -0.056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.56% 0.112 210.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9945, 39.9429, 63.8747) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.88
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.15
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.68
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.14
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.34
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38B9CD #CD4C38
analogous
#38CD96 #38B9CD #386ECD
triadic
#38B9CD #CD38B9 #B9CD38
tetradic
#38B9CD #9638CD #CD4C38 #6ECD38
square
#38B9CD #9638CD #CD4C38 #6ECD38
split-complementary
#38B9CD #CD386E #CD9638
monochromatic
#1C646F #2890A0 #38B9CD #69CAD9 #9ADBE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#38B9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#38B9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38B9CD
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38B9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38B9CD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8B2CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A3CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38b9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 185, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.112 210.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84cedc',
500: '#38b9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38b9cd; $custom-light: #84cedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38b9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 185,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.054,
"s": 59.839,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7256,
"c": 0.11159,
"h": 210.1
},
"luminance": 0.39946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38B9CD
secondary
#D1988F
accent
#5A45E3
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0C1315
muted
#7D8283