#238288#238288

#238288 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.085 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238288
RGB	rgb(35, 130, 136)
HSL	hsl(184, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(184, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 4.4%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.62, -24.43, -11.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.62, 26.83, 204.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% -0.079 -0.0308)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.085 201.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.1177, 18.0986, 26.0898)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238288 #882923

analogous

#23885B #238288 #234F88

triadic

#238288 #882382 #828823

tetradic

#238288 #5B2388 #882923 #4F8823

square

#238288 #5B2388 #882923 #4F8823

split-complementary

#238288 #88234F #885B23

monochromatic

#0A2527 #165357 #238288 #30B1B9 #53CBD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#238288 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#238288 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238288

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238288	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238288	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787C89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238288;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 130, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.085 201.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa6aa',
    500: '#238288',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238288;
$custom-light: #6fa6aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238288",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.564,
    "s": 59.064,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55635,
    "c": 0.08477,
    "h": 201.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238288

secondary

#B75650

accent

#4F46E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238288

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

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