#238386#238386

#238386 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.085 H 198.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238386
RGB	rgb(35, 131, 134)
HSL	hsl(182, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(182, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.9%, 2.2%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.87, -25.58, -9.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.87, 27.30, 200.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% -0.0809 -0.0265)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.085 198.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1106, 18.3096, 25.3928)
Luminance	0.1831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238386 #862623

analogous

#238657 #238386 #235186

triadic

#238386 #862383 #838623

tetradic

#238386 #572386 #862623 #518623

square

#238386 #572386 #862623 #518623

split-complementary

#238386 #862351 #865723

monochromatic

#0A2425 #165455 #238386 #30B2B7 #52CED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#238386 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#238386 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238386

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238386	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238386	1.00	4.50	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.50	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)

#797D86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7287

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238386;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 131, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.085 198.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa7a9',
    500: '#238386',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238386;
$custom-light: #6fa7a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238386",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.818,
    "s": 58.58,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55819,
    "c": 0.08517,
    "h": 198.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238386

secondary

#B5524F

accent

#4B46E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238386

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

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