#238080#238080

#238080 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.083 H 195.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238080
RGB	rgb(35, 128, 128)
HSL	hsl(180, 57%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(180, 73%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.7%, 0%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.70, -25.93, -7.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.70, 27.07, 196.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.81% -0.0805 -0.0216)
OKLCH	oklch(54.81% 0.083 195)
XYZ	xyz(12.3068, 17.3527, 23.1187)
Luminance	0.1735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238080 #802323

analogous

#238052 #238080 #235280

triadic

#238080 #802380 #808023

tetradic

#238080 #522380 #802323 #528023

square

#238080 #522380 #802323 #528023

split-complementary

#238080 #802352 #805223

monochromatic

#092020 #165050 #238080 #30B0B0 #4FCFCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#238080 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#238080 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #238080

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238080	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##238080	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777A80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6F81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238080;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 128, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.083 195.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea5a4',
    500: '#238080',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238080;
$custom-light: #6ea5a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238080",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 57.055,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54806,
    "c": 0.08338,
    "h": 195
  },
  "luminance": 0.17354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238080

secondary

#B24D4D

accent

#4747E0

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238080

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

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