#238387#238387

#238387 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.085 H 199.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238387
RGB	rgb(35, 131, 135)
HSL	hsl(182, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(182, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.1%, 3%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, -25.26, -10.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 27.20, 201.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% -0.0805 -0.028)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.085 199.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1806, 18.3376, 25.7618)
Luminance	0.1834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238387 #872723

analogous

#238759 #238387 #235187

triadic

#238387 #872383 #838723

tetradic

#238387 #592387 #872723 #518723

square

#238387 #592387 #872723 #518723

split-complementary

#238387 #872351 #875923

monochromatic

#0A2526 #165456 #238387 #30B2B8 #52CDD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#238387 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#238387 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238387

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238387	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238387	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#797D87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7288

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238387;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 131, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.085 199.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa7a9',
    500: '#238387',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238387;
$custom-light: #6fa7a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238387",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.4,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55857,
    "c": 0.08521,
    "h": 199.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238387

secondary

#B65450

accent

#4C46E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238387

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

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