#238385#238385

#238385 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.085 H 197.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238385
RGB	rgb(35, 131, 133)
HSL	hsl(181, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(181, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.7%, 1.5%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.84, -25.89, -9.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.84, 27.41, 199.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% -0.0814 -0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.085 197.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.0412, 18.2818, 25.0272)
Luminance	0.1828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238385 #852523

analogous

#238556 #238385 #235285

triadic

#238385 #852383 #838523

tetradic

#238385 #562385 #852523 #528523

square

#238385 #562385 #852523 #528523

split-complementary

#238385 #852352 #855623

monochromatic

#092424 #165355 #238385 #30B3B5 #51CFD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#238385 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#238385 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238385

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238385	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238385	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)

#7A7D85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7286

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238385;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 131, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.085 197.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa7a8',
    500: '#238385',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238385;
$custom-light: #6fa7a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238385",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.224,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55781,
    "c": 0.08516,
    "h": 197.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238385

secondary

#B5514F

accent

#4946E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238385

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

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