#238197#238197

#238197 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.090 H 217.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238197
RGB	rgb(35, 129, 151)
HSL	hsl(191, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(191, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.8%, 14.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.85, -18.97, -19.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.85, 27.22, 225.83°)
OKLab	oklab(56% -0.0714 -0.0545)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.09 217.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.1269, 18.2905, 32.0580)
Luminance	0.1829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238197 #973923

analogous

#239773 #238197 #234797

triadic

#238197 #972381 #819723

tetradic

#238197 #732397 #973923 #479723

square

#238197 #732397 #973923 #479723

split-complementary

#238197 #972347 #977323

monochromatic

#0C2C34 #175765 #238197 #2FABC9 #5BC1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#238197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#238197 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238197

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238197	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 129, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.090 217.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a5b5',
    500: '#238197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238197;
$custom-light: #71a5b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.379,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56004,
    "c": 0.08984,
    "h": 217.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238197

secondary

#BE6B58

accent

#6142E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #238197

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

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