#338A92

Closest named color: Dark Cyan (#008B8B). oklch(58.5% 0.082 203.7), rgb(51, 138, 146).

Black text reads best on this color (5.19:1).

About this color

#338A92 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.082 and its hue 204°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.19:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.082)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dark Cyan (#008B8B)
Black text	5.19:1
White text	4.04:1

Values

HEX	#338A92
RGB	rgb(51, 138, 146)
HSL	hsl(185, 48%, 39%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.5% 0.082 203.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #338A92	4.04:1	AA large text	Lc -72.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #338A92	5.19:1	AA	Lc 36.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#338A92 text on white	4.04:1	AA large text	Lc 67.4	Content text, not long reading
#338A92 text on black	5.19:1	AA	Lc -34.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F7

oklch(97% 0.004 214.3)
Step 100
100

#E2ECED

oklch(93.6% 0.011 204.1)
Step 200
200

#CADDDF

oklch(88.4% 0.021 204.4)
Step 300
300

#A6C8CB

oklch(80.9% 0.037 203)
Step 400
400

#74ACB1

oklch(70.7% 0.059 203)
Step 500
500

#4B979E

oklch(63.1% 0.076 203.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#338A92

oklch(58.5% 0.082 203.7)
Step 700
700

#196D74

oklch(49.1% 0.076 203.4)
Step 800
800

#19595F

oklch(42.7% 0.063 204.1)
Step 900
900

#1C494D

oklch(37.6% 0.049 203.3)
Step 950
950

#122B2D

oklch(27% 0.031 202.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#338A92 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#7F8493	0.082
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#717A92	0.075
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008F8C	0.026
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7E7E7E	0.083