#38E19C#38E19C
#38E19C is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.571; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.167 H 160.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38E19C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 225, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 74%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 75%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 0%, 30.7%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.23, -57.93, 21.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.23, 61.93, 159.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.95% -0.1577 0.0555) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.95% 0.167 160.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5532, 57.0873, 40.6439) |
| Luminance | 0.5709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 1.76
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.91
Light Greenish Blue
#63F7B4
ΔE00 5.36
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.44
Greenish Turquoise
#00FBB0
ΔE00 5.69
Weird Green
#3AE57F
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38E19C #E1387D
analogous
#38E148 #38E19C #38D1E1
triadic
#38E19C #9C38E1 #E19C38
tetradic
#38E19C #4838E1 #E1387D #D1E138
square
#38E19C #4838E1 #E1387D #D1E138
split-complementary
#38E19C #E138D1 #E14838
monochromatic
#158A5A #1DBF7D #38E19C #6DE9B6 #A2F1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#38E19C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.42
#38E19C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38E19C
12.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38E19C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38E19C | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.42 | 12.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DED098
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9C1A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E0CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38e19c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 225, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.167 160.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87ebb9',
500: '#38e19c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38e19c; $custom-light: #87ebb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38e19c",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 225,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 155.503,
"s": 73.799,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80949,
"c": 0.16716,
"h": 160.6
},
"luminance": 0.57091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38E19C
secondary
#8F2E56
accent
#3783F0
background
#FCFFFD
surface
#F4FEF8
border
#CED6D1
text
#0D1611
muted
#7F8581