#38D4A2#38D4A2
#38D4A2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.505; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.146 H 166.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38D4A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 212, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 64%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 74%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.6%, 0%, 23.6%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.39, -51.54, 13.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.39, 53.25, 165.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.84% -0.1424 0.0343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.84% 0.146 166.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6923, 50.5326, 42.2589) |
| Luminance | 0.5054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.20
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.86
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.69
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.70
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.13
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38D4A2 #D4386A
analogous
#38D454 #38D4A2 #38B8D4
triadic
#38D4A2 #A238D4 #D4A238
tetradic
#38D4A2 #5438D4 #D4386A #B8D438
square
#38D4A2 #5438D4 #D4386A #B8D438
split-complementary
#38D4A2 #D438B8 #D45438
monochromatic
#1A785A #25AA7F #38D4A2 #6ADFBA #9DEAD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#38D4A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.11
#38D4A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38D4A2
11.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38D4A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38D4A2 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.11 | 11.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFC59F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB7A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D5C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38d4a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 212, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.146 166.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85e2bd',
500: '#38d4a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38d4a2; $custom-light: #85e2bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38d4a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 212,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160.769,
"s": 64.463,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77839,
"c": 0.14643,
"h": 166.5
},
"luminance": 0.50536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38D4A2
secondary
#80304A
accent
#4076E7
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF8
border
#CED5D1
text
#0D1512
muted
#7F8482