#38CAC0#38CAC0

#38CAC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.120 H 188.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38CAC0
RGBrgb(56, 202, 192)
HSLhsl(176, 58%, 51%)
HSVhsv(176, 72%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(72.3%, 0%, 5%, 20.8%)
CIE-LABlab(74.12, -39.65, -6.01)
CIE-LCHlch(74.12, 40.10, 188.62°)
OKLaboklab(76.22% -0.1188 -0.0169)
OKLCHoklch(76.22% 0.12 188.1)
XYZxyz(32.2614, 46.8837, 57.2081)
Luminance0.4689 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38CAC0 #CA3842
analogous
#38CA77 #38CAC0 #388BCA
triadic
#38CAC0 #C038CA #CAC038
tetradic
#38CAC0 #7738CA #CA3842 #8BCA38
square
#38CAC0 #7738CA #CA3842 #8BCA38
split-complementary
#38CAC0 #CA388B #CA7738
monochromatic
#1D6B66 #299B94 #38CAC0 #68D7CF #99E4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.02
#38CAC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.38
#38CAC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38CAC0
10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38CAC0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38CAC01.002.0210.3810.38
#FFFFFF2.021.0021.0021.00
#00000010.3821.001.001.00
##00000010.3821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBFC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB0C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38cac0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 202, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.120 188.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85dbd3',
    500: '#38cac0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38cac0;
$custom-light: #85dbd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38cac0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 202,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.89,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76223,
    "c": 0.11998,
    "h": 188.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.46888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38CAC0
secondary
#CF8E93
accent
#4751E1
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7D8382

Preview Lab

Preview with #38CAC0

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#38CAC0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva