#38BFB1#38BFB1
#38BFB1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.115 H 184.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BFB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 191, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.7%, 0%, 7.3%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.37, -38.81, -3.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.37, 38.96, 184.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.03% -0.1146 -0.0097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.03% 0.115 184.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1937, 41.2734, 48.0671) |
| Luminance | 0.4128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 1.83
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.44
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.02
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.15
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.87
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BFB1 #BF3846
analogous
#38BF6D #38BFB1 #3889BF
triadic
#38BFB1 #B138BF #BFB138
tetradic
#38BFB1 #6D38BF #BF3846 #89BF38
square
#38BFB1 #6D38BF #BF3846 #89BF38
split-complementary
#38BFB1 #BF3889 #BF6D38
monochromatic
#1C6059 #2A9085 #38BFB1 #63D1C6 #92DFD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#38BFB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#38BFB1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BFB1
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BFB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BFB1 | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B4B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A6B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bfb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 191, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.115 184.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d3c8',
500: '#38bfb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bfb1; $custom-light: #82d3c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bfb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 191,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.778,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73032,
"c": 0.11498,
"h": 184.9
},
"luminance": 0.41277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BFB1
secondary
#CA898F
accent
#4A59DE
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8382