#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 203, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 72%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.4%, 0%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.74, -37.00, -11.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.74, 38.62, 196.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.83% -0.1149 -0.0307) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.83% 0.119 195) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7614, 47.8604, 63.9470) |
| Luminance | 0.4786 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.62
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.32
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.32
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.42
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.20
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.54
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CBCB | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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