Teal
#038A8C · Teal
#038A8C is Teal, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 3, 138, 140 and a relative luminance of 0.201, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.20
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
4.18:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
5.02:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #038A8C?
#038A8C is Teal, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 3, 138, 140, and in HSL it is 181°, 96%, 28%.
Is #038A8C a light or dark color?
#038A8C has a relative luminance of 0.201, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #038A8C?
Its complementary color is #8C0503. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.