#238388#238388

#238388 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.085 H 200.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#238388
RGB	rgb(35, 131, 136)
HSL	hsl(183, 59%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(183, 74%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 3.7%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.94, -24.95, -10.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.94, 27.11, 203.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.9% -0.08 -0.0295)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.085 200.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2514, 18.3659, 26.1344)
Luminance	0.1837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#238388 #882823

analogous

#23885A #238388 #235088

triadic

#238388 #882383 #838823

tetradic

#238388 #5A2388 #882823 #508823

square

#238388 #5A2388 #882823 #508823

split-complementary

#238388 #882350 #885A23

monochromatic

#0A2527 #165457 #238388 #30B2B9 #53CCD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.49

#238388 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#238388 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #238388

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##238388	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##238388	1.00	4.49	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.49	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)

#797D88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7288

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #238388;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(35, 131, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.085 200.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fa7aa',
    500: '#238388',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #238388;
$custom-light: #6fa7aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#238388",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 35,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.97,
    "s": 59.064,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55896,
    "c": 0.08528,
    "h": 200.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#238388

secondary

#B75550

accent

#4D46E2

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#080F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #238388

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

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