#38BECA#38BECA
#38BECA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.112 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 190, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 5.9%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.82, -31.17, -16.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.82, 35.21, 207.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.65% -0.1026 -0.0455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.65% 0.112 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7003, 41.9283, 62.3406) |
| Luminance | 0.4193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.38
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.65
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.61
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.70
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.48
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BECA #CA4438
analogous
#38CA8D #38BECA #3875CA
triadic
#38BECA #CA38BE #BECA38
tetradic
#38BECA #8D38CA #CA4438 #75CA38
square
#38BECA #8D38CA #CA4438 #75CA38
split-complementary
#38BECA #CA3875 #CA8D38
monochromatic
#1D656B #29929B #38BECA #68CED7 #99DEE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#38BECA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#38BECA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BECA
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BECA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BECA | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB6CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA7CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38beca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 190, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.112 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84d2da',
500: '#38beca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38beca; $custom-light: #84d2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38beca",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 190,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.932,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73652,
"c": 0.11228,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.41932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BECA
secondary
#CF948E
accent
#5347E1
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283