#38BFD9#38BFD9
#38BFD9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.117 H 213.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38BFD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 191, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 68%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 74%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 12%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.63, -27.07, -23.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.63, 35.74, 220.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.47% -0.0975 -0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.47% 0.117 213.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7807, 43.1082, 72.2252) |
| Luminance | 0.4311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.04
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 6.91
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.94
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.45
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.38
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38BFD9 #D95238
analogous
#38D9A2 #38BFD9 #386FD9
triadic
#38BFD9 #D938BF #BFD938
tetradic
#38BFD9 #A238D9 #D95238 #6FD938
square
#38BFD9 #A238D9 #D95238 #6FD938
split-complementary
#38BFD9 #D9386F #D9A238
monochromatic
#186E7E #229BB2 #38BFD9 #6BD0E3 #9FE0ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#38BFD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#38BFD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38BFD9
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38BFD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38BFD9 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB9DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A9D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38bfd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 191, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.117 213.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d2e4',
500: '#38bfd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38bfd9; $custom-light: #86d2e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38bfd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 191,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.689,
"s": 67.932,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74472,
"c": 0.11723,
"h": 213.7
},
"luminance": 0.43112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38BFD9
secondary
#D99F94
accent
#593DEB
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8283