#38CBCF#38CBCF
#38CBCF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.119 H 197.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CBCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 203, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 1.9%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.86, -35.85, -13.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.86, 38.14, 199.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.98% -0.1132 -0.0362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.98% 0.119 197.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2442, 48.0535, 66.4898) |
| Luminance | 0.4806 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.61
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.46
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.53
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.28
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CBCF #CF3C38
analogous
#38CF87 #38CBCF #3880CF
triadic
#38CBCF #CF38CB #CBCF38
tetradic
#38CBCF #8738CF #CF3C38 #80CF38
square
#38CBCF #8738CF #CF3C38 #80CF38
split-complementary
#38CBCF #CF3880 #CF8738
monochromatic
#1B6F71 #279FA3 #38CBCF #69D8DB #9BE5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#38CBCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.61
#38CBCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CBCF
10.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CBCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CBCF | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.61 | 10.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC1D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B1D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38cbcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 203, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.119 197.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86dbdd',
500: '#38cbcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38cbcf; $custom-light: #86dbdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38cbcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 203,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.589,
"s": 61.134,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76975,
"c": 0.11886,
"h": 197.7
},
"luminance": 0.48058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CBCF
secondary
#D39290
accent
#4844E4
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383