#38D9A2#38D9A2
#38D9A2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.152 H 164.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38D9A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 217, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 68%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 74%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.2%, 0%, 25.3%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.92, -53.53, 15.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.92, 55.74, 163.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.09% -0.1472 0.0397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.09% 0.152 164.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9616, 53.0712, 42.6820) |
| Luminance | 0.5308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.83
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 4.57
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.66
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.68
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.45
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38D9A2 #D9386F
analogous
#38D951 #38D9A2 #38BFD9
triadic
#38D9A2 #A238D9 #D9A238
tetradic
#38D9A2 #5138D9 #D9386F #BFD938
square
#38D9A2 #5138D9 #D9386F #BFD938
split-complementary
#38D9A2 #D938BF #D95138
monochromatic
#187E5C #22B281 #38D9A2 #6BE3BA #9FEDD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#38D9A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.62
#38D9A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38D9A2
11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38D9A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38D9A2 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.62 | 11.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C99F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0BBA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38d9a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 217, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.152 164.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86e6bd',
500: '#38d9a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38d9a2; $custom-light: #86e6bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38d9a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 217,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 159.503,
"s": 67.932,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79088,
"c": 0.15248,
"h": 164.9
},
"luminance": 0.53075
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38D9A2
secondary
#86304D
accent
#3D78EB
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F4FCF8
border
#CED5D1
text
#0D1612
muted
#7F8482