#238081#238081

#238081 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.083 H 196.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238081
RGB	rgb(35, 128, 129)
HSL	hsl(181, 57%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(181, 73%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 0.8%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.73, -25.62, -8.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.73, 26.93, 197.95°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% -0.0801 -0.0231)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.083 196.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.3730, 17.3792, 23.4670)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238081 #812423

analogous

#238153 #238081 #235181

triadic

#238081 #812380 #808123

tetradic

#238081 #532381 #812423 #518123

square

#238081 #532381 #812423 #518123

split-complementary

#238081 #812351 #815323

monochromatic

#092021 #165051 #238081 #30B0B1 #4FCECF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#238081 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#238081 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #238081

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238081	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##238081	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777A81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696F82

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238081;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 128, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.083 196.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea5a5',
    500: '#238081',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238081;
$custom-light: #6ea5a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238081",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.638,
    "s": 57.317,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54843,
    "c": 0.08333,
    "h": 196.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238081

secondary

#B34E4D

accent

#4947E1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238081

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

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