#38C1CF#38C1CF
#38C1CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.435; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.114 H 205.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C1CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 193, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 73%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 6.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.88, -31.11, -17.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.88, 35.70, 209.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.56% -0.1035 -0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.56% 0.114 205.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9584, 43.4819, 65.7279) |
| Luminance | 0.4349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.82
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.64
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.78
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.81
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C1CF #CF4638
analogous
#38CF92 #38C1CF #3876CF
triadic
#38C1CF #CF38C1 #C1CF38
tetradic
#38C1CF #9238CF #CF4638 #76CF38
square
#38C1CF #9238CF #CF4638 #76CF38
split-complementary
#38C1CF #CF3876 #CF9238
monochromatic
#1B6971 #2797A3 #38C1CF #69D0DB #9BE0E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#38C1CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.70
#38C1CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C1CF
9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C1CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C1CF | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.70 | 9.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B9D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA9CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c1cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 193, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.114 205.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d4dd',
500: '#38c1cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c1cf; $custom-light: #85d4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c1cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 193,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.563,
"s": 61.134,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74563,
"c": 0.11437,
"h": 205.2
},
"luminance": 0.43486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C1CF
secondary
#D39690
accent
#5244E4
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383