#238281#238281

#238281 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.085 H 193.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238281
RGB	rgb(35, 130, 129)
HSL	hsl(179, 58%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(179, 73%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.1%, 0%, 0.8%, 49%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, -26.63, -7.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 27.62, 195.40°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% -0.0822 -0.0204)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.085 193.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.6364, 17.9061, 23.5549)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238281 #822324

analogous

#238251 #238281 #235482

triadic

#238281 #812382 #828123

tetradic

#238281 #512382 #822324 #548223

square

#238281 #512382 #822324 #548223

split-complementary

#238281 #822354 #825123

monochromatic

#092221 #165251 #238281 #30B2B1 #50D0CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#238281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#238281 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238281

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238281	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#797B81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7182

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 130, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.085 193.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ea6a5',
    500: '#238281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238281;
$custom-light: #6ea6a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 179.368,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55369,
    "c": 0.08471,
    "h": 193.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238281

secondary

#B34D4E

accent

#4749E1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238281

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

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