#38C4CE#38C4CE

#38C4CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.115 H 202.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38C4CE
RGBrgb(56, 196, 206)
HSLhsl(184, 60%, 51%)
HSVhsv(184, 73%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(72.8%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(72.74, -32.85, -15.67)
CIE-LCHlch(72.74, 36.39, 205.50°)
OKLaboklab(75.25% -0.1068 -0.0435)
OKLCHoklch(75.25% 0.115 202.2)
XYZxyz(32.5064, 44.7729, 65.3094)
Luminance0.4478 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38C4CE #CE4238
analogous
#38CE8D #38C4CE #3879CE
triadic
#38C4CE #CE38C4 #C4CE38
tetradic
#38C4CE #8D38CE #CE4238 #79CE38
square
#38C4CE #8D38CE #CE4238 #79CE38
split-complementary
#38C4CE #CE3879 #CE8D38
monochromatic
#1C6A70 #2899A1 #38C4CE #69D3DA #9AE1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11
#38C4CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.96
#38C4CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38C4CE
9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38C4CE#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38C4CE1.002.119.969.96
#FFFFFF2.111.0021.0021.00
#0000009.9621.001.001.00
##0000009.9621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BBCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FACCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38c4ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 196, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.115 202.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85d6dd',
    500: '#38c4ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38c4ce;
$custom-light: #85d6dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38c4ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75249,
    "c": 0.11536,
    "h": 202.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.44777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38C4CE
secondary
#D29490
accent
#4F44E4
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383

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#38C4CE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva