#238172#238172

#238172 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.088 H 179.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238172
RGB	rgb(35, 129, 114)
HSL	hsl(170, 57%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(170, 73%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 11.6%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.60, -30.58, 0.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.60, 30.59, 179.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% -0.0884 0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.088 179.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.5792, 17.2714, 18.6398)
Luminance	0.1727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238172 #812332

analogous

#238143 #238172 #236181

triadic

#238172 #722381 #817223

tetradic

#238172 #432381 #812332 #618123

square

#238172 #432381 #812332 #618123

split-complementary

#238172 #812361 #814323

monochromatic

#09211D #165147 #238172 #30B19D #4FCFBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#238172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#238172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #238172

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##238172	1.00	4.71	4.45	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7971

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6F73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00837C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 129, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.088 179.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6da69a',
    500: '#238172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238172;
$custom-light: #6da69a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.426,
    "s": 57.317,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54581,
    "c": 0.08839,
    "h": 179.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238172

secondary

#B34D5D

accent

#4760E1

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#080F0E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #238172

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

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