#38C6CF#38C6CF
#38C6CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.116 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38C6CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 198, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 73%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.37, -33.50, -15.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.37, 36.81, 204.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.77% -0.1084 -0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.77% 0.116 201.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0824, 45.7299, 66.1026) |
| Luminance | 0.4573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.47
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.60
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38C6CF #CF4138
analogous
#38CF8D #38C6CF #387BCF
triadic
#38C6CF #CF38C6 #C6CF38
tetradic
#38C6CF #8D38CF #CF4138 #7BCF38
square
#38C6CF #8D38CF #CF4138 #7BCF38
split-complementary
#38C6CF #CF387B #CF8D38
monochromatic
#1B6C71 #279BA3 #38C6CF #69D4DB #9BE2E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#38C6CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.15
#38C6CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38C6CF
10.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38C6CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38C6CF | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.15 | 10.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BDD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ADD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38c6cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 198, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.116 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d7dd',
500: '#38c6cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38c6cf; $custom-light: #86d7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38c6cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 198,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.576,
"s": 61.134,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75768,
"c": 0.11636,
"h": 201.4
},
"luminance": 0.45734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38C6CF
secondary
#D39490
accent
#4D44E4
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383