#38C2D3#38C2D3
#38C2D3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.116 H 207.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C2D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 194, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 64%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 73%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.5%, 8.1%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.31, -30.39, -19.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.31, 35.86, 212.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% -0.1028 -0.0529) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.116 207.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6754, 44.1236, 68.4100) |
| Luminance | 0.4413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.89
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.59
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.37
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.94
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.59
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C2D3 #D34938
analogous
#38D397 #38C2D3 #3874D3
triadic
#38C2D3 #D338C2 #C2D338
tetradic
#38C2D3 #9738D3 #D34938 #74D338
square
#38C2D3 #9738D3 #D34938 #74D338
split-complementary
#38C2D3 #D33874 #D39738
monochromatic
#1A6C76 #259AA9 #38C2D3 #6AD1DE #9CE1E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#38C2D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#38C2D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C2D3
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C2D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C2D3 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1BAD4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CABD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c2d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 194, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.116 207.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d5e0',
500: '#38c2d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c2d3; $custom-light: #86d5e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c2d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 194,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.581,
"s": 63.786,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74955,
"c": 0.11565,
"h": 207.2
},
"luminance": 0.44127
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C2D3
secondary
#D59992
accent
#5341E7
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383