#38D48E#38D48E
#38D48E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.163 H 158.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38D48E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 212, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 64%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 74%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 0%, 33%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.99, -55.89, 23.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.99, 60.60, 157.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.38% -0.1516 0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.38% 0.163 158.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0538, 49.8772, 33.6293) |
| Luminance | 0.4988 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 3.14
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 3.22
Emerald
#50C878
ΔE00 4.53
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.67
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.24
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38D48E #D4387E
analogous
#38D440 #38D48E #38CCD4
triadic
#38D48E #8E38D4 #D48E38
tetradic
#38D48E #4038D4 #D4387E #CCD438
square
#38D48E #4038D4 #D4387E #CCD438
split-complementary
#38D48E #D438CC #D44038
monochromatic
#1A784E #25AA6E #38D48E #6ADFAB #9DEAC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#38D48E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.98
#38D48E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38D48E
10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38D48E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38D48E | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.98 | 10.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2C48A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFB693
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38d48e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 212, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.163 158.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84e2af',
500: '#38d48e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38d48e; $custom-light: #84e2af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38d48e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 212,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 153.077,
"s": 64.463,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77377,
"c": 0.16277,
"h": 158.7
},
"luminance": 0.49881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38D48E
secondary
#D692B0
accent
#408BE7
background
#F8FEFA
surface
#F0FCF4
border
#CBD5CE
text
#0D1510
muted
#7D847F