#38CAC9#38CAC9

#38CAC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.118 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38CAC9
RGBrgb(56, 202, 201)
HSLhsl(180, 58%, 51%)
HSVhsv(180, 72%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(72.3%, 0%, 0.5%, 20.8%)
CIE-LABlab(74.38, -37.12, -10.50)
CIE-LCHlch(74.38, 38.57, 195.79°)
OKLaboklab(76.52% -0.1148 -0.0292)
OKLCHoklch(76.52% 0.118 194.3)
XYZxyz(33.2892, 47.2949, 62.6214)
Luminance0.4730 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38CAC9 #CA3839
analogous
#38CA80 #38CAC9 #3882CA
triadic
#38CAC9 #C938CA #CAC938
tetradic
#38CAC9 #8038CA #CA3839 #82CA38
square
#38CAC9 #8038CA #CA3839 #82CA38
split-complementary
#38CAC9 #CA3882 #CA8038
monochromatic
#1D6B6B #299B9B #38CAC9 #68D7D6 #99E4E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.01
#38CAC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.46
#38CAC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38CAC9
10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38CAC9#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38CAC91.002.0110.4610.46
#FFFFFF2.011.0021.0021.00
#00000010.4621.001.001.00
##00000010.4621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC0C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B0CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38cac9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 202, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.118 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86dad9',
    500: '#38cac9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38cac9;
$custom-light: #86dad9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38cac9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 202,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.589,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76524,
    "c": 0.11849,
    "h": 194.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.47299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38CAC9
secondary
#CF8E8F
accent
#4748E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

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#38CAC9 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva