#38C28E#38C28E
#38C28E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.140 H 163.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C28E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 194, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.1%, 0%, 26.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.44, -48.82, 15.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.44, 51.31, 162.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.81% -0.1339 0.0402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.81% 0.14 163.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8024, 41.3744, 32.2121) |
| Luminance | 0.4138 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 1.32
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 1.81
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 1.92
Dark Seafoam
#1FB57A
ΔE00 4.28
Green Teal
#0CB577
ΔE00 4.72
Bluey Green
#2BB179
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C28E #C2386C
analogous
#38C249 #38C28E #38B1C2
triadic
#38C28E #8E38C2 #C28E38
tetradic
#38C28E #4938C2 #C2386C #B1C238
square
#38C28E #4938C2 #C2386C #B1C238
split-complementary
#38C28E #C238B1 #C24938
monochromatic
#1D6348 #2A936B #38C28E #65D2A9 #94E0C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#38C28E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#38C28E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C28E
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C28E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C28E | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFB48B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADA791
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c28e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 194, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.140 163.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d5af',
500: '#38c28e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c28e; $custom-light: #81d5af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c28e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 194,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.391,
"s": 55.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72808,
"c": 0.13983,
"h": 163.3
},
"luminance": 0.41377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C28E
secondary
#CB8AA3
accent
#4982DF
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FAF4
border
#CBD3CE
text
#0C1410
muted
#7D837F