#38BDA5#38BDA5
#38BDA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.118 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BDA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 189, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.4%, 0%, 12.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -41.13, 1.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 41.17, 177.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.16% -0.1181 0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.16% 0.118 178) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6167, 39.9495, 41.8983) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.18
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.73
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.17
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BDA5 #BD3850
analogous
#38BD62 #38BDA5 #3892BD
triadic
#38BDA5 #A538BD #BDA538
tetradic
#38BDA5 #6238BD #BD3850 #92BD38
square
#38BDA5 #6238BD #BD3850 #92BD38
split-complementary
#38BDA5 #BD3892 #BD6238
monochromatic
#1C5F53 #2A8E7C #38BDA5 #62D0BC #91DED0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#38BDA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#38BDA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BDA5
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BDA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BDA5 | 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)
#B5B1A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A4A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bda5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 189, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.118 178.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d1bf',
500: '#38bda5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bda5; $custom-light: #81d1bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bda5",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 189,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.173,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72164,
"c": 0.11813,
"h": 178
},
"luminance": 0.39953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BDA5
secondary
#C98793
accent
#4A65DE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281