#38C4A7#38C4A7
#38C4A7 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.125 H 175.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C4A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 196, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.4%, 0%, 14.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.63, -43.66, 3.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.63, 43.84, 174.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.97% -0.1242 0.0097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.97% 0.125 175.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3424, 43.1073, 43.3785) |
| Luminance | 0.4311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.77
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.52
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.58
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.77
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.28
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C4A7 #C43855
analogous
#38C461 #38C4A7 #389BC4
triadic
#38C4A7 #A738C4 #C4A738
tetradic
#38C4A7 #6138C4 #C43855 #9BC438
square
#38C4A7 #6138C4 #C43855 #9BC438
split-complementary
#38C4A7 #C4389B #C46138
monochromatic
#1D6556 #2A947E #38C4A7 #66D3BD #96E1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#38C4A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#38C4A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C4A7
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C4A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C4A7 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB8A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAAA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c4a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.125 175.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82d6c1',
500: '#38c4a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c4a7; $custom-light: #82d6c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c4a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 196,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.571,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73973,
"c": 0.12457,
"h": 175.5
},
"luminance": 0.43111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C4A7
secondary
#CC8C99
accent
#4968DF
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381