#38C5CD#38C5CD

#38C5CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.116 H 200.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38C5CD
RGBrgb(56, 197, 205)
HSLhsl(183, 60%, 51%)
HSVhsv(183, 73%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(72.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LABlab(73.01, -33.62, -14.72)
CIE-LCHlch(73.01, 36.70, 203.65°)
OKLaboklab(75.45% -0.1082 -0.0409)
OKLCHoklch(75.45% 0.116 200.7)
XYZxyz(32.6117, 45.1771, 64.7471)
Luminance0.4518 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38C5CD #CD4038
analogous
#38CD8A #38C5CD #387ACD
triadic
#38C5CD #CD38C5 #C5CD38
tetradic
#38C5CD #8A38CD #CD4038 #7ACD38
square
#38C5CD #8A38CD #CD4038 #7ACD38
split-complementary
#38C5CD #CD387A #CD8A38
monochromatic
#1C6A6F #2899A0 #38C5CD #69D3D9 #9AE2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09
#38C5CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.04
#38C5CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38C5CD
10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38C5CD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38C5CD1.002.0910.0410.04
#FFFFFF2.091.0021.0021.00
#00000010.0421.001.001.00
##00000010.0421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BCCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ADCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38c5cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 197, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.116 200.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85d7dc',
    500: '#38c5cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38c5cd;
$custom-light: #85d7dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38c5cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 197,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.221,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75454,
    "c": 0.11569,
    "h": 200.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.45181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38C5CD
secondary
#D1938F
accent
#4D45E3
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

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#38C5CD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva