#38BE98#38BE98
#38BE98 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.127 H 169.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BE98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 190, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.5%, 0%, 20%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -44.83, 8.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 45.71, 168.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.05% -0.1252 0.0228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.05% 0.127 169.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7089, 39.9317, 36.0523) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 3.35
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.50
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.61
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.14
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.23
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BE98 #BE385E
analogous
#38BE55 #38BE98 #38A1BE
triadic
#38BE98 #9838BE #BE9838
tetradic
#38BE98 #5538BE #BE385E #A1BE38
square
#38BE98 #5538BE #BE385E #A1BE38
split-complementary
#38BE98 #BE38A1 #BE5538
monochromatic
#1C5F4C #2A8F72 #38BE98 #62D1B2 #92DFC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#38BE98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#38BE98 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BE98
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BE98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BE98 | 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)
#B9B196
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A49B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BFB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38be98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 190, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.127 169.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d2b6',
500: '#38be98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38be98; $custom-light: #81d2b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38be98",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 190,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.985,
"s": 54.472,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72048,
"c": 0.12721,
"h": 169.7
},
"luminance": 0.39935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BE98
secondary
#CA889B
accent
#4A74DE
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8380