#38CACF#38CACF
#38CACF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.118 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CACF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 202, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.56, -35.38, -13.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.56, 37.86, 200.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.73% -0.1122 -0.0374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.73% 0.118 198.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0088, 47.5827, 66.4114) |
| Luminance | 0.4759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.92
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.88
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.01
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.70
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.28
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CACF #CF3D38
analogous
#38CF89 #38CACF #387FCF
triadic
#38CACF #CF38CA #CACF38
tetradic
#38CACF #8938CF #CF3D38 #7FCF38
square
#38CACF #8938CF #CF3D38 #7FCF38
split-complementary
#38CACF #CF387F #CF8938
monochromatic
#1B6E71 #279FA3 #38CACF #69D7DB #9BE4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#38CACF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.52
#38CACF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CACF
10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CACF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CACF | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.52 | 10.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC1D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B1D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38cacf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 202, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.118 198.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86dadd',
500: '#38cacf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38cacf; $custom-light: #86dadd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38cacf",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 202,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.987,
"s": 61.134,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76733,
"c": 0.11832,
"h": 198.4
},
"luminance": 0.47587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CACF
secondary
#D39290
accent
#4944E4
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383