#23738E#23738E

#23738E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.086 H 225.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#23738E
RGB	rgb(35, 115, 142)
HSL	hsl(195, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(195, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.4%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, -14.35, -21.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 25.94, 236.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% -0.0606 -0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.086 225)
XYZ	xyz(11.7043, 14.5704, 27.7815)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#23738E #8E3E23

analogous

#238E74 #23738E #233E8E

triadic

#23738E #8E2373 #738E23

tetradic

#23738E #74238E #8E3E23 #3E8E23

square

#23738E #74238E #8E3E23 #3E8E23

split-complementary

#23738E #8E233E #8E7423

monochromatic

#0B232C #174B5D #23738E #2F9BBF #56B5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#23738E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#23738E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #23738E

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##23738E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##23738E	1.00	5.36	3.91	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64708F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#56668E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #23738e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 115, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.086 225.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e9baf',
    500: '#23738e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #23738e;
$custom-light: #6e9baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#23738e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.14,
    "s": 60.452,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52025,
    "c": 0.08566,
    "h": 225
  },
  "luminance": 0.14572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#23738E

secondary

#B96D53

accent

#6C44E4

background

#F7F9FA

surface

#EDF2F4

border

#C8CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7B7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #23738E

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

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