#238169#238169

#238169 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.094 H 171.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238169
RGB	rgb(35, 129, 105)
HSL	hsl(165, 57%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(165, 73%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 18.6%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, -33.06, 5.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 33.47, 170.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.3% -0.0929 0.0134)
OKLCH	oklch(54.3% 0.094 171.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.0919, 17.0765, 16.0734)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238169 #81233B

analogous

#23813A #238169 #236A81

triadic

#238169 #692381 #816923

tetradic

#238169 #3A2381 #81233B #6A8123

square

#238169 #3A2381 #81233B #6A8123

split-complementary

#238169 #81236A #813A23

monochromatic

#09211B #165142 #238169 #30B190 #4FCFAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#238169 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#238169 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #238169

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238169	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##238169	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D7868

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706F6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00827A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238169;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 129, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.094 171.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca693',
    500: '#238169',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238169;
$custom-light: #6ca693;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238169",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.681,
    "s": 57.317,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54301,
    "c": 0.09385,
    "h": 171.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238169

secondary

#B34D67

accent

#476EE1

background

#F6FAF9

surface

#ECF4F1

border

#C7CECB

text

#080F0D

muted

#7A7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #238169

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

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