#38C57F#38C57F
#38C57F is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.157 H 156.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C57F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 197, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(150, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(150, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.6%, 0%, 35.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.08, -53.17, 24.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.08, 58.61, 155.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.24% -0.1439 0.0619) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.24% 0.157 156.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4255, 42.3027, 26.8998) |
| Luminance | 0.4231 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Mint Green
#20C073
ΔE00 2.18
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 2.65
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 2.73
Dark Mint
#48C072
ΔE00 2.74
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 2.88
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C57F #C5387E
analogous
#38C539 #38C57F #38C4C5
triadic
#38C57F #7F38C5 #C57F38
tetradic
#38C57F #3938C5 #C5387E #C4C538
square
#38C57F #3938C5 #C5387E #C4C538
split-complementary
#38C57F #C538C4 #C53938
monochromatic
#1D6642 #2A9560 #38C57F #67D49D #96E1BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#38C57F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.46
#38C57F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C57F
9.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C57F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C57F | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.46 | 9.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B57A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A984
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c57f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 197, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.157 156.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81d8a4',
500: '#38c57f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c57f; $custom-light: #81d8a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c57f",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 197,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 150.213,
"s": 55.731,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7324,
"c": 0.15669,
"h": 156.7
},
"luminance": 0.42306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C57F
secondary
#CD8CAC
accent
#4993DF
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FAF4
border
#CBD3CE
text
#0C140F
muted
#7D837F