#38BCCB#38BCCB
#38BCCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.112 H 206.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BCCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 188, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.26, -29.90, -17.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.26, 34.79, 210.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.21% -0.1003 -0.0494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.21% 0.112 206.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3889, 41.1154, 62.8228) |
| Luminance | 0.4112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.52
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.79
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.08
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.32
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BCCB #CB4738
analogous
#38CB90 #38BCCB #3873CB
triadic
#38BCCB #CB38BC #BCCB38
tetradic
#38BCCB #9038CB #CB4738 #73CB38
square
#38BCCB #9038CB #CB4738 #73CB38
split-complementary
#38BCCB #CB3873 #CB9038
monochromatic
#1C646C #29919D #38BCCB #69CCD8 #99DDE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#38BCCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#38BCCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BCCB
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BCCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BCCB | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.22 | 9.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB4CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bccb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 188, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.112 206.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d0da',
500: '#38bccb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bccb; $custom-light: #84d0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bccb",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 188,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.122,
"s": 58.566,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73206,
"c": 0.11178,
"h": 206.2
},
"luminance": 0.41119
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BCCB
secondary
#D0958F
accent
#5646E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283