#398D79#398D79
#398D79 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.087 H 174.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #398D79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(57, 141, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 42%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 60%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 14.2%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.27, -30.44, 3.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.27, 30.60, 174.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.62% -0.0868 0.0078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.62% 0.087 174.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6618, 21.2986, 21.4238) |
| Luminance | 0.2130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.29
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.52
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.12
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.61
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.61
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#398D79 #8D394D
analogous
#398D4F #398D79 #39778D
triadic
#398D79 #79398D #8D7939
tetradic
#398D79 #4F398D #8D394D #778D39
square
#398D79 #4F398D #8D394D #778D39
split-complementary
#398D79 #8D3977 #8D4F39
monochromatic
#16362E #276154 #398D79 #4CB79D #78C8B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#398D79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#398D79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #398D79
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##398D79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##398D79 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#888578
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7B7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #398d79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(57, 141, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.087 174.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78af9f',
500: '#398d79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #398d79; $custom-light: #78af9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#398d79",
"rgb": {
"r": 57,
"g": 141,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.714,
"s": 42.424,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58621,
"c": 0.08715,
"h": 174.9
},
"luminance": 0.213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#398D79
secondary
#B27080
accent
#5673D2
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EEF4F2
border
#C9CECC
text
#09100E
muted
#7B7F7E