#388696

Closest named color: Teal Blue (#01889F). oklch(57.8% 0.079 213.4), rgb(56, 134, 150).

Black text reads best on this color (5.01:1).

About this color

#388696 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.079 and its hue 213°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Teal Blue (#01889F), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.01:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.079)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Teal Blue (#01889F)
Black text	5.01:1
White text	4.18:1

Values

HEX	#388696
RGB	rgb(56, 134, 150)
HSL	hsl(190, 46%, 40%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.8% 0.079 213.4)

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 #388696	4.18:1	AA large text	Lc -74.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #388696	5.01:1	AA	Lc 35.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#388696 text on white	4.18:1	AA large text	Lc 68.6	Content text, not long reading
#388696 text on black	5.01:1	AA	Lc -33.0	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

#E3ECEE

oklch(93.7% 0.01 212.5)
Step 200
200

#CBDDE1

oklch(88.5% 0.02 212.6)
Step 300
300

#A7C7CF

oklch(80.9% 0.036 214.5)
Step 400
400

#77AAB6

oklch(70.6% 0.057 214)
Step 500
500

#5095A4

oklch(63% 0.073 213.5)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#388696

oklch(57.8% 0.079 213.4)
Step 700
700

#226B7A

oklch(49% 0.074 214.2)
Step 800
800

#1F5863

oklch(42.8% 0.061 212.6)
Step 900
900

#204851

oklch(37.7% 0.047 214.4)
Step 950
950

#142A2F

oklch(26.9% 0.029 214)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#388696 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)	#7A8297	0.072
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6C7796	0.066
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008C8B	0.036
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7C7C7C	0.080