#38CBCB#38CBCB

#38CBCB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.479; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.119 H 195.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38CBCB
RGBrgb(56, 203, 203)
HSLhsl(180, 59%, 51%)
HSVhsv(180, 72%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(72.4%, 0%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LABlab(74.74, -37.00, -11.05)
CIE-LCHlch(74.74, 38.62, 196.62°)
OKLaboklab(76.83% -0.1149 -0.0307)
OKLCHoklch(76.83% 0.119 195)
XYZxyz(33.7614, 47.8604, 63.9470)
Luminance0.4786 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38CBCB #CB3838
analogous
#38CB81 #38CBCB #3881CB
triadic
#38CBCB #CB38CB #CBCB38
tetradic
#38CBCB #8138CB #CB3838 #81CB38
square
#38CBCB #8138CB #CB3838 #81CB38
split-complementary
#38CBCB #CB3881 #CB8138
monochromatic
#1C6C6C #299D9D #38CBCB #69D8D8 #99E4E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.99
#38CBCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.57
#38CBCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38CBCB
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38CBCB#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38CBCB1.001.9910.5710.57
#FFFFFF1.991.0021.0021.00
#00000010.5721.001.001.00
##00000010.5721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEC1CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B1CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38cbcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 203, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.119 195.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86dbda',
    500: '#38cbcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38cbcb;
$custom-light: #86dbda;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38cbcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 203,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76835,
    "c": 0.11897,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.47864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38CBCB
secondary
#D08F8F
accent
#4646E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #38CBCB

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