#38D18C#38D18C
#38D18C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.161 H 158.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38D18C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 209, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 62%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 73%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 33%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.03, -55.15, 23.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.03, 59.82, 157.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.57% -0.1497 0.0585) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.57% 0.161 158.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1620, 48.3317, 32.5979) |
| Luminance | 0.4834 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.08
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 3.92
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.03
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.13
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.76
Algae Green
#21C36F
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38D18C #D1387D
analogous
#38D140 #38D18C #38CAD1
triadic
#38D18C #8C38D1 #D18C38
tetradic
#38D18C #4038D1 #D1387D #CAD138
square
#38D18C #4038D1 #D1387D #CAD138
split-complementary
#38D18C #D138CA #D14038
monochromatic
#1B744C #26A66C #38D18C #6ADCA9 #9BE8C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#38D18C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.67
#38D18C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38D18C
10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38D18C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38D18C | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.67 | 10.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFC188
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB390
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38d18c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 209, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.161 158.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84e0ae',
500: '#38d18c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38d18c; $custom-light: #84e0ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38d18c",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 209,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 152.941,
"s": 62.449,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76574,
"c": 0.16069,
"h": 158.7
},
"luminance": 0.48335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38D18C
secondary
#D491AF
accent
#428CE6
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FBF4
border
#CBD4CE
text
#0C1510
muted
#7D837F