#38C1CA#38C1CA
#38C1CA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.114 H 201.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C1CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 193, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.3%, 4.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.72, -32.61, -15.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.72, 35.90, 204.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.38% -0.1056 -0.0417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.38% 0.114 201.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3568, 43.2412, 62.5594) |
| Luminance | 0.4325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.36
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.59
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.12
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.86
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C1CA #CA4138
analogous
#38CA8A #38C1CA #3878CA
triadic
#38C1CA #CA38C1 #C1CA38
tetradic
#38C1CA #8A38CA #CA4138 #78CA38
square
#38C1CA #8A38CA #CA4138 #78CA38
split-complementary
#38C1CA #CA3878 #CA8A38
monochromatic
#1D666B #29949B #38C1CA #68D0D7 #99DFE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#38C1CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#38C1CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C1CA
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C1CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C1CA | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B9CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA9CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c1ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 193, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.114 201.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d4da',
500: '#38c1ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c1ca; $custom-light: #85d4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c1ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 193,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.699,
"s": 57.937,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74378,
"c": 0.11354,
"h": 201.6
},
"luminance": 0.43245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C1CA
secondary
#CF928E
accent
#5047E1
background
#F8FDFD
surface
#F0FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7D8383