#238188#238188

#238188 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.084 H 202.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238188
RGB	rgb(35, 129, 136)
HSL	hsl(184, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(184, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 5.1%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, -23.92, -11.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 26.57, 205.82°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% -0.0779 -0.0321)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.084 202.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.9854, 17.8339, 26.0457)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238188 #882A23

analogous

#23885C #238188 #234E88

triadic

#238188 #882381 #818823

tetradic

#238188 #5C2388 #882A23 #4E8823

square

#238188 #5C2388 #882A23 #4E8823

split-complementary

#238188 #88234E #885C23

monochromatic

#0A2527 #165357 #238188 #30AFB9 #53CAD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#238188 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#238188 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #238188

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238188	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##238188	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777B89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238188;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 129, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.084 202.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa6aa',
    500: '#238188',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238188;
$custom-light: #6fa6aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238188",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.158,
    "s": 59.064,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55375,
    "c": 0.08429,
    "h": 202.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238188

secondary

#B75750

accent

#5046E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238188

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

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