#38C47E#38C47E
#38C47E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.156 H 156.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C47E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(150, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(150, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 35.7%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.75, -52.99, 24.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.75, 58.47, 154.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.96% -0.1434 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.96% 0.156 156.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1343, 41.8241, 26.4828) |
| Luminance | 0.4183 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 1.99
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 2.55
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.59
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.63
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.92
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C47E #C4387E
analogous
#38C438 #38C47E #38C4C4
triadic
#38C47E #7E38C4 #C47E38
tetradic
#38C47E #3838C4 #C4387E #C4C438
square
#38C47E #3838C4 #C4387E #C4C438
split-complementary
#38C47E #C438C4 #C43838
monochromatic
#1D6541 #2A945F #38C47E #66D39D #96E1BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#38C47E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.37
#38C47E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C47E
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C47E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C47E | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.37 | 9.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B579
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A883
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c47e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.156 156.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d7a4',
500: '#38c47e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c47e; $custom-light: #81d7a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c47e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 150,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72963,
"c": 0.15629,
"h": 156.6
},
"luminance": 0.41827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C47E
secondary
#CC8CAC
accent
#4994DF
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FAF4
border
#CBD3CE
text
#0C140F
muted
#7D837F