#238196#238196

#238196 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.089 H 216.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238196
RGB	rgb(35, 129, 150)
HSL	hsl(191, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(191, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.7%, 14%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.81, -19.31, -19.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.81, 27.09, 224.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% -0.0718 -0.053)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.089 216.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.0461, 18.2582, 31.6321)
Luminance	0.1826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238196 #963823

analogous

#239672 #238196 #234896

triadic

#238196 #962381 #819623

tetradic

#238196 #722396 #963823 #489623

square

#238196 #722396 #963823 #489623

split-complementary

#238196 #962348 #967223

monochromatic

#0C2C33 #175664 #238196 #2FACC8 #5BC2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#238196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#238196 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238196

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238196	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737D97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 129, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.089 216.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a5b5',
    500: '#238196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238196;
$custom-light: #71a5b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.957,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5596,
    "c": 0.08928,
    "h": 216.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238196

secondary

#BD6A58

accent

#6043E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238196

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

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