#38D2AA#38D2AA
#38D2AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.138 H 171.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38D2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 210, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 63%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 73%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.3%, 0%, 19%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.97, -48.83, 8.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.97, 49.57, 170.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.55% -0.1367 0.0217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.55% 0.138 171) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9293, 49.8324, 45.9583) |
| Luminance | 0.4984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.14
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.19
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.61
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.11
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.82
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38D2AA #D23860
analogous
#38D25D #38D2AA #38ADD2
triadic
#38D2AA #AA38D2 #D2AA38
tetradic
#38D2AA #5D38D2 #D23860 #ADD238
square
#38D2AA #5D38D2 #D23860 #ADD238
split-complementary
#38D2AA #D238AD #D25D38
monochromatic
#1A755E #26A785 #38D2AA #6ADDBF #9CE9D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#38D2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#38D2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38D2AA
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38D2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38D2AA | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCC4A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B5AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38d2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 210, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.138 171.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85e1c3',
500: '#38d2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38d2aa; $custom-light: #85e1c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38d2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 210,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.416,
"s": 63.115,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77547,
"c": 0.13841,
"h": 171
},
"luminance": 0.49836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38D2AA
secondary
#D591A3
accent
#426CE6
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF7
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7D8381