#38D18E#38D18E
#38D18E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.484; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.159 H 159.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38D18E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 209, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(154, 62%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(154, 73%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.2%, 0%, 32.1%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.07, -54.74, 22.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.07, 59.06, 157.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.62% -0.1487 0.0561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.62% 0.159 159.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3108, 48.3912, 33.3816) |
| Luminance | 0.4839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.47
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 3.83
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 4.00
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.45
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 4.67
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38D18E #D1387B
analogous
#38D141 #38D18E #38C8D1
triadic
#38D18E #8E38D1 #D18E38
tetradic
#38D18E #4138D1 #D1387B #C8D138
square
#38D18E #4138D1 #D1387B #C8D138
split-complementary
#38D18E #D138C8 #D14138
monochromatic
#1B744D #26A66E #38D18E #6ADCAA #9BE8C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#38D18E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.68
#38D18E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38D18E
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38D18E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38D18E | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.68 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFC18A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCB392
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38d18e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 209, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.159 159.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84e0af',
500: '#38d18e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38d18e; $custom-light: #84e0af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38d18e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 209,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 153.725,
"s": 62.449,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76617,
"c": 0.15896,
"h": 159.4
},
"luminance": 0.48395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38D18E
secondary
#D491AE
accent
#428AE6
background
#F8FDFA
surface
#F0FBF4
border
#CBD4CE
text
#0C1510
muted
#7D837F