#38BB94#38BB94
#38BB94 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.126 H 168.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BB94 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 187, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 20.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.40, -44.53, 9.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.40, 45.56, 167.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.18% -0.124 0.0246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.18% 0.126 168.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7437, 38.5167, 34.1416) |
| Luminance | 0.3852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.11
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 3.21
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.57
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Seafoam
#1FB57A
ΔE00 5.45
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BB94 #BB385F
analogous
#38BB52 #38BB94 #38A1BB
triadic
#38BB94 #9438BB #BB9438
tetradic
#38BB94 #5238BB #BB385F #A1BB38
square
#38BB94 #5238BB #BB385F #A1BB38
split-complementary
#38BB94 #BB38A1 #BB5238
monochromatic
#1C5D49 #2A8C6F #38BB94 #61D0AF #90DEC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#38BB94 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.70
#38BB94 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BB94
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BB94 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BB94 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.70 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6AE92
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A297
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bb94; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 187, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.126 168.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80d0b3',
500: '#38bb94',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bb94; $custom-light: #80d0b3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bb94",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 187,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.137,
"s": 53.909,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71181,
"c": 0.12643,
"h": 168.8
},
"luminance": 0.3852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BB94
secondary
#C8869A
accent
#4B76DD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0B1411
muted
#7C8280