#38D3A0#38D3A0
#38D3A0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.147 H 165.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38D3A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 211, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 64%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 73%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 24.2%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -51.60, 13.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 53.46, 164.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.54% -0.1423 0.0357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.54% 0.147 165.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2668, 49.9636, 41.2470) |
| Luminance | 0.4997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.53
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.18
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.35
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.80
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.15
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38D3A0 #D3386B
analogous
#38D353 #38D3A0 #38B9D3
triadic
#38D3A0 #A038D3 #D3A038
tetradic
#38D3A0 #5338D3 #D3386B #B9D338
square
#38D3A0 #5338D3 #D3386B #B9D338
split-complementary
#38D3A0 #D338B9 #D35338
monochromatic
#1A7658 #25A97D #38D3A0 #6ADEB8 #9CE9D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#38D3A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#38D3A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38D3A0
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38D3A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38D3A0 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC49D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB6A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38d3a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 211, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.147 165.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85e1bc',
500: '#38d3a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38d3a0; $custom-light: #85e1bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38d3a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 211,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.258,
"s": 63.786,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77539,
"c": 0.14674,
"h": 165.9
},
"luminance": 0.49967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38D3A0
secondary
#D592A8
accent
#4178E7
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7D8381