#38CFD0#38CFD0
#38CFD0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.121 H 195.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38CFD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 207, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 62%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 73%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 0.5%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.08, -37.41, -11.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.08, 39.21, 197.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.98% -0.1167 -0.0326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.98% 0.121 195.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3237, 50.0162, 67.4547) |
| Luminance | 0.5002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 1.34
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.18
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.56
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38CFD0 #D03938
analogous
#38D085 #38CFD0 #3883D0
triadic
#38CFD0 #D038CF #CFD038
tetradic
#38CFD0 #8538D0 #D03938 #83D038
square
#38CFD0 #8538D0 #D03938 #83D038
split-complementary
#38CFD0 #D03883 #D08538
monochromatic
#1B7273 #27A3A4 #38CFD0 #6ADBDC #9BE7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#38CFD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.00
#38CFD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38CFD0
11.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38CFD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38CFD0 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.00 | 11.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C5D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB5D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38cfd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 207, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.121 195.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87dede',
500: '#38cfd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38cfd0; $custom-light: #87dede; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38cfd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 207,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.395,
"s": 61.789,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77975,
"c": 0.12114,
"h": 195.6
},
"luminance": 0.5002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38CFD0
secondary
#7B3131
accent
#4443E5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFC
border
#CED5D5
text
#0D1515
muted
#7F8484