#38C8CF#38C8CF

#38C8CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.117 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38C8CF
RGBrgb(56, 200, 207)
HSLhsl(183, 61%, 52%)
HSVhsv(183, 73%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(72.9%, 3.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(73.97, -34.45, -14.37)
CIE-LCHlch(73.97, 37.32, 202.64°)
OKLaboklab(76.25% -0.1103 -0.0399)
OKLCHoklch(76.25% 0.117 199.9)
XYZxyz(33.5426, 46.6503, 66.2560)
Luminance0.4665 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38C8CF #CF3F38
analogous
#38CF8A #38C8CF #387DCF
triadic
#38C8CF #CF38C8 #C8CF38
tetradic
#38C8CF #8A38CF #CF3F38 #7DCF38
square
#38C8CF #8A38CF #CF3F38 #7DCF38
split-complementary
#38C8CF #CF387D #CF8A38
monochromatic
#1B6D71 #279DA3 #38C8CF #69D6DB #9BE3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.03
#38C8CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.33
#38C8CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38C8CF
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38C8CF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38C8CF1.002.0310.3310.33
#FFFFFF2.031.0021.0021.00
#00000010.3321.001.001.00
##00000010.3321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BFD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AFD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFCA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38c8cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 200, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.117 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86d9dd',
    500: '#38c8cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38c8cf;
$custom-light: #86d9dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38c8cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 200,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.781,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76251,
    "c": 0.1173,
    "h": 199.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.46654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38C8CF
secondary
#D39390
accent
#4B44E4
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

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#38C8CF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva