#38BD9B#38BD9B
#38BD9B is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.124 H 171.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BD9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 189, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 0%, 18%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.18, -43.67, 6.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.18, 44.22, 170.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.88% -0.1227 0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.88% 0.124 171.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7418, 39.5995, 37.2908) |
| Luminance | 0.3960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.88
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.37
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.54
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.55
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.37
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BD9B #BD385A
analogous
#38BD59 #38BD9B #389CBD
triadic
#38BD9B #9B38BD #BD9B38
tetradic
#38BD9B #5938BD #BD385A #9CBD38
square
#38BD9B #5938BD #BD385A #9CBD38
split-complementary
#38BD9B #BD389C #BD5938
monochromatic
#1C5F4E #2A8E74 #38BD9B #62D0B4 #91DECB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#38BD9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#38BD9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BD9B
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BD9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BD9B | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B199
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A49D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bd9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 189, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.124 171.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d2b8',
500: '#38bd9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bd9b; $custom-light: #81d2b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bd9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 189,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.662,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71877,
"c": 0.12399,
"h": 171.8
},
"luminance": 0.39603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BD9B
secondary
#C98798
accent
#4A70DE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280