#238289#238289

#238289 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.085 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238289
RGB	rgb(35, 130, 137)
HSL	hsl(184, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(184, 74%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 5.1%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.65, -24.12, -11.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.65, 26.77, 205.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.68% -0.0785 -0.0323)
OKLCH	oklch(55.68% 0.085 202.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.1891, 18.1272, 26.4658)
Luminance	0.1813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238289 #892A23

analogous

#23895D #238289 #234F89

triadic

#238289 #892382 #828923

tetradic

#238289 #5D2389 #892A23 #4F8923

square

#238289 #5D2389 #892A23 #4F8923

split-complementary

#238289 #89234F #895D23

monochromatic

#0A2528 #175458 #238289 #2FB0BA #53CAD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#238289 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#238289 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238289

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238289	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238289	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787C8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697189

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238289;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 130, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.085 202.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa6ab',
    500: '#238289',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238289;
$custom-light: #6fa6ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238289",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.118,
    "s": 59.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55675,
    "c": 0.0849,
    "h": 202.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238289

secondary

#B75851

accent

#5045E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238289

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

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