#38BBB1#38BBB1
#38BBB1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.112 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BBB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 187, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 5.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.15, -36.99, -5.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.15, 37.35, 187.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.04% -0.1105 -0.0146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.04% 0.112 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3333, 39.5525, 47.7803) |
| Luminance | 0.3956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.78
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.57
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.52
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.12
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BBB1 #BB3842
analogous
#38BB70 #38BBB1 #3883BB
triadic
#38BBB1 #B138BB #BBB138
tetradic
#38BBB1 #7038BB #BB3842 #83BB38
square
#38BBB1 #7038BB #BB3842 #83BB38
split-complementary
#38BBB1 #BB3883 #BB7038
monochromatic
#1C5D58 #2A8C84 #38BBB1 #61D0C7 #90DED8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#38BBB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#38BBB1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BBB1
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BBB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BBB1 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B1B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA3B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bbb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 187, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.112 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d0c8',
500: '#38bbb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bbb1; $custom-light: #82d0c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bbb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 187,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.42,
"s": 53.909,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72042,
"c": 0.1115,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.39556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BBB1
secondary
#C8868B
accent
#4B56DD
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282