#203238#203238

#203238 is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 30.4% C 0.026 H 220.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#203238
RGB	rgb(32, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(195, 27%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(195, 43%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 10.7%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.53, -5.45, -6.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.53, 8.21, 228.36°)
OKLab	oklab(30.42% -0.0196 -0.0168)
OKLCH	oklch(30.42% 0.026 220.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.4498, 2.8737, 4.1662)
Luminance	0.0287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#203238 #382620

analogous

#203832 #203238 #202638

triadic

#203238 #382032 #323820

tetradic

#203238 #322038 #382620 #263820

square

#203238 #322038 #382620 #263820

split-complementary

#203238 #382026 #383220

monochromatic

#0B1113 #0B1113 #203238 #36555F #4D7886

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.34

#203238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.57

#203238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #203238

13.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##203238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##203238	1.00	13.34	1.57	13.34
#FFFFFF	13.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E3138

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B2E38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#173434

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #203238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(32, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.4% 0.026 220.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c696e',
    500: '#203238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #203238;
$custom-light: #5c696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#203238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 32,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 17.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30416,
    "c": 0.02581,
    "h": 220.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#203238

secondary

#6B5149

accent

#7C64C4

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#040607

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #203238

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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