#38CCD1#38CCD1

#38CCD1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.119 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#38CCD1
RGBrgb(56, 204, 209)
HSLhsl(182, 62%, 52%)
HSVhsv(182, 73%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(73.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LABlab(75.22, -35.73, -13.57)
CIE-LCHlch(75.22, 38.22, 200.79°)
OKLaboklab(77.29% -0.1133 -0.0377)
OKLCHoklch(77.29% 0.119 198.4)
XYZxyz(34.7272, 48.6257, 67.8647)
Luminance0.4863 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#38CCD1 #D13D38
analogous
#38D18A #38CCD1 #3880D1
triadic
#38CCD1 #D138CC #CCD138
tetradic
#38CCD1 #8A38D1 #D13D38 #80D138
square
#38CCD1 #8A38D1 #D13D38 #80D138
split-complementary
#38CCD1 #D13880 #D18A38
monochromatic
#1B7174 #26A1A6 #38CCD1 #6AD9DC #9BE5E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.96
#38CCD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.73
#38CCD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #38CCD1
10.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##38CCD1#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##38CCD11.001.9610.7310.73
#FFFFFF1.961.0021.0021.00
#00000010.7321.001.001.00
##00000010.7321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC2D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B2D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #38ccd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 204, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.119 198.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87dcdf',
    500: '#38ccd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #38ccd1;
$custom-light: #87dcdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#38ccd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 56,
    "g": 204,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.961,
    "s": 62.449,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77286,
    "c": 0.11944,
    "h": 198.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.4863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#38CCD1
secondary
#D49391
accent
#4842E6
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFB
border
#CBD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #38CCD1

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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#38CCD1 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva