#38BFCB#38BFCB
#38BFCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.113 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BFCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 191, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 5.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.15, -31.35, -16.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.15, 35.39, 207.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.93% -0.1032 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.93% 0.113 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0364, 42.4105, 63.0386) |
| Luminance | 0.4241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.60
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.46
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.35
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.53
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.58
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BFCB #CB4438
analogous
#38CB8D #38BFCB #3875CB
triadic
#38BFCB #CB38BF #BFCB38
tetradic
#38BFCB #8D38CB #CB4438 #75CB38
square
#38BFCB #8D38CB #CB4438 #75CB38
split-complementary
#38BFCB #CB3875 #CB8D38
monochromatic
#1C666C #29939D #38BFCB #69CFD8 #99DEE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#38BFCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#38BFCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BFCB
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BFCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BFCB | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0B7CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA8CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bfcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 191, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.113 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d2da',
500: '#38bfcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bfcb; $custom-light: #85d2da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bfcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 191,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.898,
"s": 58.566,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73931,
"c": 0.11285,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.42414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BFCB
secondary
#D0948F
accent
#5346E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7D8283