#38C2CF#38C2CF

#38C2CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.115 H 204.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#38C2CF
RGB	rgb(56, 194, 207)
HSL	hsl(185, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 6.3%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.18, -31.59, -17.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.18, 35.91, 208.37°)
OKLab	oklab(74.8% -0.1045 -0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(74.8% 0.115 204.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.1802, 43.9255, 65.8018)
Luminance	0.4393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#38C2CF #CF4538

analogous

#38CF91 #38C2CF #3876CF

triadic

#38C2CF #CF38C2 #C2CF38

tetradic

#38C2CF #9138CF #CF4538 #76CF38

square

#38C2CF #9138CF #CF4538 #76CF38

split-complementary

#38C2CF #CF3876 #CF9138

monochromatic

#1B6A71 #2798A3 #38C2CF #69D1DB #9BE0E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.15

#38C2CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.79

#38C2CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38C2CF

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##38C2CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##38C2CF	1.00	2.15	9.79	9.79
#FFFFFF	2.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B2BAD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DAACF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CAC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #38c2cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 194, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.115 204.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85d5dd',
    500: '#38c2cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #38c2cf;
$custom-light: #85d5dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#38c2cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 194,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.166,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74804,
    "c": 0.11472,
    "h": 204.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.43929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#38C2CF

secondary

#D39690

accent

#5144E4

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #38C2CF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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