#38BFCC#38BFCC
#38BFCC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.113 H 204.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BFCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 191, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.5%, 6.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.19, -31.05, -16.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.19, 35.36, 208.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.97% -0.1028 -0.047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.97% 0.113 204.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1560, 42.4583, 63.6683) |
| Luminance | 0.4246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.46
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.71
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.31
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.90
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BFCC #CC4538
analogous
#38CC8F #38BFCC #3875CC
triadic
#38BFCC #CC38BF #BFCC38
tetradic
#38BFCC #8F38CC #CC4538 #75CC38
square
#38BFCC #8F38CC #CC4538 #75CC38
split-complementary
#38BFCC #CC3875 #CC8F38
monochromatic
#1C666E #29949E #38BFCC #69CFD8 #99DEE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#38BFCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#38BFCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BFCC
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BFCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BFCC | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB7CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA8CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bfcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 191, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.113 204.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d2db',
500: '#38bfcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bfcc; $custom-light: #85d2db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bfcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 191,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.27,
"s": 59.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73968,
"c": 0.11303,
"h": 204.6
},
"luminance": 0.42462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BFCC
secondary
#D1958F
accent
#5345E2
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7D8283