#38CFA2#38CFA2
#38CFA2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.140 H 168.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CFA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 207, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 73%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 21.7%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.87, -49.51, 11.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.87, 50.77, 167.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.59% -0.1375 0.0288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.59% 0.14 168.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4618, 48.0714, 41.8487) |
| Luminance | 0.4808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.06
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.52
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.88
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.38
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.60
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CFA2 #CF3865
analogous
#38CF57 #38CFA2 #38B1CF
triadic
#38CFA2 #A238CF #CFA238
tetradic
#38CFA2 #5738CF #CF3865 #B1CF38
square
#38CFA2 #5738CF #CF3865 #B1CF38
split-complementary
#38CFA2 #CF38B1 #CF5738
monochromatic
#1B7158 #27A37E #38CFA2 #69DBB9 #9BE7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#38CFA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#38CFA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CFA2
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CFA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CFA2 | 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)
#CAC1A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B2A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38cfa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 207, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.140 168.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84debd',
500: '#38cfa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38cfa2; $custom-light: #84debd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38cfa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 207,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.119,
"s": 61.134,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76588,
"c": 0.14044,
"h": 168.2
},
"luminance": 0.48075
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CFA2
secondary
#D390A4
accent
#4473E4
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381