#38D0A4#38D0A4
#38D0A4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.140 H 168.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38D0A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 208, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 62%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 73%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 0%, 21.2%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.22, -49.45, 10.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.22, 50.59, 167.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.89% -0.1375 0.0273) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.89% 0.14 168.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8840, 48.6292, 42.8734) |
| Luminance | 0.4863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.90
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.16
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.78
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.77
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.93
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38D0A4 #D03864
analogous
#38D058 #38D0A4 #38B0D0
triadic
#38D0A4 #A438D0 #D0A438
tetradic
#38D0A4 #5838D0 #D03864 #B0D038
square
#38D0A4 #5838D0 #D03864 #B0D038
split-complementary
#38D0A4 #D038B0 #D05838
monochromatic
#1B7359 #27A480 #38D0A4 #6ADCBB #9BE7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#38D0A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.73
#38D0A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38D0A4
10.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38D0A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38D0A4 | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.73 | 10.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAC2A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B3A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38d0a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 208, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.140 168.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84dfbf',
500: '#38d0a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38d0a4; $custom-light: #84dfbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38d0a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 208,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.632,
"s": 61.789,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7689,
"c": 0.14019,
"h": 168.8
},
"luminance": 0.48633
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38D0A4
secondary
#D391A4
accent
#4372E5
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0C1512
muted
#7D8381