#38E19E#38E19E
#38E19E is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.572; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.165 H 161.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #38E19E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(56, 225, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 74%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 75%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.1%, 0%, 29.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.27, -57.51, 20.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.27, 61.19, 160.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.99% -0.1567 0.0531) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.99% 0.165 161.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7239, 57.1556, 41.5432) |
| Luminance | 0.5716 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Green
#12E193
ΔE00 2.11
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 4.56
Light Greenish Blue
#63F7B4
ΔE00 5.31
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 5.65
Greenish Turquoise
#00FBB0
ΔE00 5.68
Seaweed
#18D17B
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#38E19E #E1387B
analogous
#38E149 #38E19E #38CFE1
triadic
#38E19E #9E38E1 #E19E38
tetradic
#38E19E #4938E1 #E1387B #CFE138
square
#38E19E #4938E1 #E1387B #CFE138
split-complementary
#38E19E #E138CF #E14938
monochromatic
#158A5B #1DBF7F #38E19E #6DE9B8 #A2F1D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#38E19E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.43
#38E19E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #38E19E
12.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##38E19E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##38E19E | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.43 | 12.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DED09A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9C1A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00E0CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #38e19e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(56, 225, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.165 161.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87ebbb',
500: '#38e19e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #38e19e; $custom-light: #87ebbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#38e19e",
"rgb": {
"r": 56,
"g": 225,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 156.213,
"s": 73.799,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80994,
"c": 0.16549,
"h": 161.3
},
"luminance": 0.5716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#38E19E
secondary
#8F2E54
accent
#3781F0
background
#FCFFFD
surface
#F4FEF8
border
#CED6D1
text
#0D1611
muted
#7F8581