#38D3A2#38D3A2
#38D3A2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.145 H 166.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38D3A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 211, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 64%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 73%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.5%, 0%, 23.2%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.09, -51.13, 12.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.09, 52.76, 165.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.59% -0.1414 0.0332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.59% 0.145 166.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4431, 50.0342, 42.1758) |
| Luminance | 0.5004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.26
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.74
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.51
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.59
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.22
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38D3A2 #D33869
analogous
#38D354 #38D3A2 #38B7D3
triadic
#38D3A2 #A238D3 #D3A238
tetradic
#38D3A2 #5438D3 #D33869 #B7D338
square
#38D3A2 #5438D3 #D33869 #B7D338
split-complementary
#38D3A2 #D338B7 #D35438
monochromatic
#1A7659 #25A97F #38D3A2 #6ADEB9 #9CE9D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#38D3A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.01
#38D3A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38D3A2
11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38D3A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38D3A2 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 11.01 | 11.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEC49F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB6A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38d3a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 211, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.145 166.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85e1bd',
500: '#38d3a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38d3a2; $custom-light: #85e1bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38d3a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 211,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.032,
"s": 63.786,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77589,
"c": 0.14523,
"h": 166.8
},
"luminance": 0.50038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38D3A2
secondary
#7F3049
accent
#4175E7
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF8
border
#CED5D1
text
#0D1512
muted
#7F8482