#38CBD0#38CBD0
#38CBD0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.119 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CBD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 203, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 62%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 73%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 2.4%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.89, -35.56, -13.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.89, 38.04, 200.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.01% -0.1128 -0.0376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.01% 0.119 198.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3668, 48.1025, 67.1357) |
| Luminance | 0.4811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.80
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.77
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.85
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CBD0 #D03D38
analogous
#38D089 #38CBD0 #387FD0
triadic
#38CBD0 #D038CB #CBD038
tetradic
#38CBD0 #8938D0 #D03D38 #7FD038
square
#38CBD0 #8938D0 #D03D38 #7FD038
split-complementary
#38CBD0 #D0387F #D08938
monochromatic
#1B7073 #27A0A4 #38CBD0 #6AD8DC #9BE5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#38CBD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#38CBD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CBD0
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CBD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CBD0 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC2D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B2D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38cbd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 203, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.119 198.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86dbde',
500: '#38cbd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38cbd0; $custom-light: #86dbde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38cbd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 203,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.974,
"s": 61.789,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7701,
"c": 0.11888,
"h": 198.4
},
"luminance": 0.48107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CBD0
secondary
#D39391
accent
#4843E5
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383